After 9/11 everything we were selling was an analysis of the Middle East. I've ordered 100 copies of Chomsky's new one, Middle East Illusions.

- Edward Nawotka, Publishers Weekly

It's impossible not to agree with him most of the time, and I've yet to find a book of his that doesn't sell.

The Bookseller

Acting as a deliberately provocative American conscience, Chomsky argues that Israel behaves like a colonial power in the Occupied Territories. His indictments of casual American hypocrisy and abuse of power are important, and his thesis that Israel's actions, far from enhancing its security, compromise it by polarizing opinion both within Israel and beyond is reasonable.

Sunday Times

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This is a lucid, well-documented, first-class book that should be in every library.

Day By Day

In Middle East Illusions, Noam Chomsky proposes an alternative resolution to the conflict between Israel and Palestine and questions the territory’s strategic and economic importance to the industrial powers, most notably the United States.

Z Magazine

An intriguing, scholarly analysis of fateful errors and lasting impacts.

The Bookwatch

Answers divisive questions about the Israeli-Arab policy and U.S. involvement in the Middle East.

Foreword Reviews

What are the roots of the Israel-Palestinian conflict? Why has the US-brokered "peace process" repeatedly failed to deliver peace? What are the prospects for a just resolution? What interests underlie current US strategic doctrines in the Middle East, especially in its redeclared "war on terrorism" after 9-11, and how do we look beyond them to find more peaceful and viable alternatives? These are among the current and long-standing questions Noam Chomsky takes up in this book, presenting recent chapters written by him about the myths behind the peace process, the second Palestinian Intifada (which began in September 2000 and continues today in defiance of Israeli repression) and the Bush administration's response to the September 11 attacks on the United States, including its drive toward another war with Iraq. Including the full text of Chomsky's earlier book, "Peace in the Middle East? Reflections on Justice and Nationhood", written during the crucial period spanning the Six-Day and 1973 wars, events that continue to define and deeply influence the world today, this work presents in-depth analysis covering several decades, making it a rich analysis of the region's geopolitics. Noam Chomsky is recognised internationally for his critical analysis of the Middle East. His thoroughly documented research draws on an immense range of sources including rarely discussed Hebrew texts, declassified government planning documents and other sources all too often overlooked in discussion of the US role in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
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This volume presents chapters written by the author about the myths behind the peace process, the second Palestinian Intifada, and the Bush administration's response to the September 11 attacks on the United States, including its drive toward another war with Iraq.
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Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Part I: Peace in the Middle East? The 1967 War and the 1970s Chapter 3 Introduction Chapter 4 1. Nationalism and Conflict in Palestine Chapter 5 2. A Radical Perspective Chapter 6 3. Reflections on a National Conflict Chapter 7 4. The Fourth Round Chapter 8 5.The Peace Movement and the Middle East Chapter 9 Part II: Intifada, Israel and the United States at the turn of the Millenium Chapter 10 6. The "Peace Process" in U.S. Global Strategy Chapter 11 7. Prospects for Peace in the Middle East Chapter 12 8. Al-Aqsa Intifada Chapter 13 9. United States-Israel-Palestine Chapter 14 Part III: A Changed World? Chapter 15 10. After 9/11: The "War on Terror" Redeclared
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780742533097
Publisert
2003-05-31
Utgiver
Vendor
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Aldersnivå
U, P, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
320

Forfatter

Biografisk notat

Noam Chomsky is author of more than 80 books. He is a professor in the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.