SHARED HISTORIES: A PALESTINIAN-ISRAELI DIALOGUE
Editat de Paul Scham, Walid Salem, Benjamin Pogrunden Limba Engleză Paperback – 14 oct 2005
There is no single history of the development of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The Israeli historical narrative speaks of Zionism as the Jewish national movement, of building a refuge from persecution, and of national regeneration. The Palestinian narrative speaks of invasion, expulsion, and oppression. Its no wonder peace remains elusive. This volume attempts to present both histories with parallel narratives of key points in the 19th and 20th centuries to 1948. The histories are presented by fourteen Israeli and Palestinian experts, joined by other historians, journalists, and activists, who then discuss the differences and similarities between their accounts. By creating an appreciation, understanding, and respect for the “other,” the first steps can be made to foster a shared history of a shared land. The reader has the opportunity to witness first hand a respectful confrontation between the competing versions of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781598740134
ISBN-10: 159874013X
Pagini: 310
Ilustrații: 5
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 23 mm
Greutate: 0.55 kg
Editura: Left Coast Press Inc
Colecția Left Coast Press
Locul publicării:United States
ISBN-10: 159874013X
Pagini: 310
Ilustrații: 5
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 23 mm
Greutate: 0.55 kg
Editura: Left Coast Press Inc
Colecția Left Coast Press
Locul publicării:United States
Recenzii
"A useful resource in teaching about the conflict. Moreover, the structure of the book makes it more difficult for Israeli scholars to monopolize legitimacy of *their* story as *history*. " —Simona Sharoni, Journal of Palestine Studies
"In Shared Histories the editors present the reader with a fascinating attempt to examine this capital-I 'Issue' that lies behind and permeates all the small-I “issues” of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. …[They] daringly throw open the discussion of myriad hot-button historical topics…[and] the reader is quickly and repeatedly exposed to the deep chasms in the way in which history is remembered and retold. " —Israel Horizons (Ron Skolnik, Meretz USA)
"…unpredictable and surprising…the book abounds with subversive historical gems that contradict narrative dogma…. This series of erudite exchanges sets the entry bar high in terms of background knowledge. It is an insider’s portrait of the complex, nuanced and alternately complementary and skeptical relationships of a group of Israeli and Palestinian professional historians to each other’s work, and to the dominant narratives in whose shadow they operate…. Through it all, the participants move seamlessly between critiquing and defending their own and each other’s narratives. No one hews blindly to orthodox interpretations, and it is difficult to predict opinions based on identity; these historians think for themselves and say unexpected things. Shared Histories is a rare example of Israeli/Palestinian conflict discussion—among academics, no less—that defies the laws of negative interdependence. The quality and collegiality of the discussions is particularly notable, given that they occurred during the most lethal period of Israeli/Palestinian violence since 1948. If Israeli and Palestinian intellectuals can engage in dialogue of this level, at that time, it should be possible to debate these issues substantially and productively in academic forums further removed from the conflict." —Israel Studies Forum
"As the peace process in Palestine lurches along and cynicism grows about the possibility of ever having a just, lasting and comprehensive settlement, it is refreshing to come across Shared Histories, which is both hard-nosed and hopeful. …The juxtaposition of solid scholarship with all-too-human debate on issues underpinning the question of the Right of Return and other hot topics makes reading Shared Histories especially relevant." —Palestine-Israel Journal 13, 2
"The reader, whether steeped in the history of the conflict of simply looking for some explanation of why it is so intractable, sees through the eyes of the protagonists themselves why mutual understanding is so difficult and, in the process, begins to understand why the two sides have not been able to come to terms." —Edy Kaufman, University of Maryland and Hebrew University of Jerusalem (emeritus)
"This rare book will help inform Israelis and Palestinians of each other’s narrative, as well as identify points of agreements, which will contribute to diminishing the misunderstanding and hostility that have undermined peace efforts and reconciliation." —Philip J. Mattar, Editor, The Encyclopedia of the Palestinians, and former Senior Fellow at the United States Institute of Peace
"The participants move seamlessly between critiquing and defending their own and each other’s narratives. No one hews blindly to orthodox interpretations, and it is difficult to predict opinions based on identity; these historians think for themselves and say unexpected things. Shared Histories is a rare example of Israeli-Palestinian conflict discussion—among academics, no less—that defies the laws of negative interdependence. The quality and collegiality of the discussions is particularly notable, given that they occurred during the most lethal period of Israeli-Palestinian violence since 1948. If Israeli and Palestinian intellectuals could engage in dialogue of this level, at that time, it should be possible to debate these issues substantially and productively in academic forums further removed from the conflict. . . [it] reads like Talmud: the shorthand minutes of alternately esoteric, fractious, and profound exchanges between learned authorities, fragmented, marked by subtlety, allusion and sophisticated hints of sub-textual dynamics." - Israel Studies Forum
"This rare book will help inform Israelis and Palestinians of each other’s narrative, as well as identify points of agreements, which will contribute to diminishing the misunderstanding and hostility that have undermined peace efforts and reconciliation." —Philip J. Mattar, Editor, The Encyclopedia of the Palestinians, and former Senior Fellow at the United States Institute of Peace
"The participants move seamlessly between critiquing and defending their own and each other’s narratives. No one hews blindly to orthodox interpretations, and it is difficult to predict opinions based on identity; these historians think for themselves and say unexpected things. Shared Histories is a rare example of Israeli-Palestinian conflict discussion—among academics, no less—that defies the laws of negative interdependence. The quality and collegiality of the discussions is particularly notable, given that they occurred during the most lethal period of Israeli-Palestinian violence since 1948. If Israeli and Palestinian intellectuals could engage in dialogue of this level, at that time, it should be possible to debate these issues substantially and productively in academic forums further removed from the conflict. . . [it] reads like Talmud: the shorthand minutes of alternately esoteric, fractious, and profound exchanges between learned authorities, fragmented, marked by subtlety, allusion and sophisticated hints of sub-textual dynamics." - Israel Studies Forum
Notă biografică
Paul Scham, an adjunct scholar Middle East Institute in Washington, D.C., is a writer, speaker, and activist specializing in conflict resolution and Israeli-Palestinian understanding at grassroots, scholarly, and diplomatic levels. He earned his BA from Columbia Universityand his J.D. from the Universityof California Berkeley, and completed graduate work at Princeton University. Mr. Scham practiced law for several years, and in 1989 founded the Washington office of Americans for Peace Now. He subsequently became a research fellow at the Truman Institute for the Advancement of Peace at Hebrew University, coordinating on its large program of Arab-Israeli research, academic cooperation, and civil society projects. Since his return to the U.S.in 2002, he has been a frequent guest on radio and television programs, and has continued to write and lecture extensively on the subject. Mr. Scham speaks English, Hebrew, and some Arabic.Walid Salem is a journalist and director of the Palestinian Center for the Dissemination of Democracy and Community Development (Panorama), Jerusalem.Benjamin Pogrund is a journalist and director of the Yakar Center for Social Concern, Jerusalem.
Descriere
This volume attempts to present a dialogue between Israeli and Palestinian scholars over competing narratives in the 19th and 20th century history of the Middle East to 1948, in the hopes of creating an appreciation, understanding, and respect for the “other.”