Shipler, David K., 1942-

Arab and Jew : wounded spirits in a promised land / Wounded spirits in a promised land David K. Shipler. - Reprint, originally published. - New York, N.Y.: Penguin Books, 1987 - xvii, 596 p. : ill., maps.; 21cm.

" Winner of the 1986 pulitzeer prize." cover

Includes bibliographical references (p. [557]-562) and index.

Aversion: War earth of brass; nationalisms: paradise lost; terrorism: the banality of evil; religious absolutism: Isaac and Ishmael--- Images: The violent, Craven Arab; the violent, Craven Jew; the primitive, exotic Arab; the Alien, superior Jew; segregation and class; sexual fears and fantasies; mirrors of semitism; the holocaust--- Interaction: A mingling of cultures; fire in the desert; secret police in an open society; Arab citizens of the Jewish state; the sin of love; the dream

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Jewish-Arab relations--1949-
National characteristics, Arab.
National characteristics, Israeli.


Israel--Ethnic relations.
West Bank--Ethnic relations.
Gaza Strip--Ethnic relations.
Israelí-Arabe relaciones--1949
Características nacional, Arabe
Características nacional, Israelí
Israel--Relaciones étnicas
Gaza--Relaciones étnicas

400 DS 119.7 / S557a 1987

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