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Biographical note
Gilbert Achcar is Emeritus Professor of Development Studies and International Relations at SOAS, University of London. His many books, published in more than twenty languages, include The Clash of Barbarisms: The Making of the New World Disorder; Perilous Power: The Middle East and US Foreign Policy, with Noam Chomsky; The Arabs and the Holocaust: The Arab-Israeli War of Narratives; The People Want: A Radical Exploration of the Arab Uprising and The New Cold War: The United States, Russia and China, from Kosovo to Ukraine.'A fascinating, subtle and original analysis of Israeli and Arab historical narratives'
- Simon Sebag Montefiore,
'An erudite, perceptive, and highly original study'
- Avi Shlaim,
'A systematic and scholarly refutation of the simplistic myths that have arisen following the formation of Israel - The best book on the subject so far'
- Tariq Ali, The Guardian,
'[Achcar] carefully examines the long history of Arab-Jewish conflict back through the 19th century, illuminating the range of opinions'
- The Washington Post,
'Achcar offers a careful parsing of a most incendiary topic: the use of references to the Holocaust in the rhetoric of the Arab-Israeli conflict - Calm and judicious in tenor yet unyielding in its intellectual rigor, this selection may show the path out of a seemingly intractable dispute.' Booklist
- Booklist,
'Lucid and penetrating' Stephen Howe, The Independent 'Excellent'
- New Statesman,
'[The Arabs and the Holocaust is] of tremendous historical importance'
- Robert Fisk, The Independent,
'A standard reference for years to come. Scrupulous in its scholarship, firm in political principle, ruthless in exposure'
- Socialist Review,
Gilbert Achcar explores the clash of narratives between the Holocaust and the Nakba, tracing Arab responses to the Holocaust from WWII to today. This incisive work examines how history is politicised, shaping the Arab–Israeli conflict and hindering Arab–Western understanding.