Occupied Minds
A Journey Through The Israeli Psyche
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ISBN-13:
9780745323657
Veröffentl:
2006
Einband:
Paperback
Erscheinungsdatum:
20.03.2006
Seiten:
304
Autor:
Arthur Neslen
Gewicht:
443 g
Format:
210x148x19 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
How are Israelis able to see themselves as victims while victimising others?Israel's founders sought to create a nation of new Jews who would never again go meekly to the death camps. Yet Israel's strength has become synonymous with an oppression of the Palestinians that provokes anger throughout the Muslim world and beyond.Arthur Neslen explores the dynamics, distortions and incredible diversity of Israeli society. From the mouths of soldiers, settlers, sex workers and the victims of suicide attacks, Occupied Minds is the story of a national psyche that has become scarred by mental security barriers, emotional checkpoints and displaced outposts of of victimhood and aggression.It charts the evolution of a communal self-image based on cultural and religious values towards one formed around a single militaristic imperative: national security.
Features first person narratives, produced from interviews and framed by commentary. This book explores the dynamics, distortions and diversity of Israeli society. Illustrated with photographs, it offers an unrivalled insight into Israeli consciousness, private and public. It also covers from vignettes to in-depth interviews.
Introduction 1. Into The Kur Hitukh 2. Soldiers And Sabras 3. Strangers In The Land Of Their Fathers 4. Strange Orthodoxies And Quantum Secularities 5. Believers And Apostates 6. The Home Front 7. The Forgiven And The Forgotten 8. Business As Usual 9. Across The Green Line 10. Away From Zion Glossary Index