Blaming the Victims - Spurious Scholarship and the Palestinian Question (Paperback, 2nd edition)

Since the 1948 war which drove them from their heartland, the Palestinian people have consistently been denied the most basic democratic rights. Blaming the Victims shows how the historical fate of the Palestinians has been justified by spurious academic attempts to dismiss their claim to a home within the boundaries of historical Palestine and even to deny their very existence. Beginning with a thorough expose of the fraudulent assertions of Joan Peters concerning the indigenous inhabitants of Palestine prior to 1948, the book then turns to similar instances in Middle East research where the truth about the Palestinians has been systematically suppressed: from the bogus-though still widely believed-explanations of why so many Palestinians fled their homes in 1948, to today's distorted propaganda about PLO terrorism. The volume also includes sharp critiques of the wide consensus in the USA which supports Israel and its territorial ambitions while maintaining total silence about the competing reality of the Palestinians.

General

Imprint:	Verso Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	September 2001
First published:	April 2001
Editors:	Christopher Hitchens • Edward W. Said
Contributors:	Elia Zureik • G.W. Bowersock • Ibrahim Abu Lughod • Janet L. Abu Lughod • Muhammad Hallaj • Noam Chomsky • Norman G. Finkelstein • Peretz Kidron
Dimensions:	220 x 140 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	296
Edition:	2nd edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-85984-340-6
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political activism > Armed conflict Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 Promotions
LSN:	1-85984-340-9
Barcode:	9781859843406

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