From Arab Nationalism to OPEC
Eisenhower, King Sa´ud, and the Makinf of U.S. Saudi Relations
- ISBN: 9780253222206
- Editorial: Indiana University Press
- Fecha de la edición: 2010
- Lugar de la edición: Indianapolis. Estados Unidos de Norteamérica
- Edición número: 2nd ed
- Colección: Indiana Series in Middle East Studies
- Encuadernación: Rústica
- Medidas: 24 cm
- Nº Pág.: 245
- Idiomas: Inglés
The Arab-Israeli conflict goes far beyond the wars waged in the Middle East. There is a war of narratives revolving around the two defining traumas of the conflict: the Holocaust and the Nakba. Middle East expert Gilbert Achcar critically assesses Arab attitudes to the Holocaust, which he argues are closely related to the dynamics of the Arab-Israeli conflict since 1948. From Hitler's rise to power up to the present day, he identifies a wide range of reactions among the Arab world's four main idealogical movements: pro-Western liberalism, pan-Arab nationalism, Islamic fundamentalism and Marxism. Based on a thorough examination of sources in several languages, including Arabic, English, French and German, "The Arabs and the Holocaust" is a major contribution to the discourse of the Arab-Israeli conflict. It is also groundbreaking in its effort to bridge the gap between the conflicting narratives and to promote mutual understanding.
