Israel Vs. Utopia - Brossura

Schalit, Joel

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1933354879 ISBN 13: 9781933354873

Casa editrice: Akashic Books, 2009

Riassunto

Israel is a synonym for many things: the ancestral home of the Jewish people, the hell of the Palestinians; the realization of a centuries-old dream of freedom, and the heart of the War on Terror. No country inspires as much debate about its rights and wrongs, its legitimacy and illegitimacies, than Israel. Historically associated with Europe, such debate finally became common in the U.S. during the Bush era, as America deepened its involvement in the region, and Israel fought three wars.

In his new book, Israel vs. Utopia, Israeli American journalist Joel Schalit distinguishes between the Israel he knows, and the image of it that exists in the imagination of Americans. Israel is a state of mind, Schalit argues, as much as it is its own sovereign state. Exploring this tension, in America, in Israel, employing a combination of personal observation, political, and cultural commentary, Schalit defines the instability of Israel, as a metaphor, and America’s troubled love for it, as only an Israeli American would know.

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Recensione

''An incisive look at the connection between the US and Israel, and their respective roles on the world stage . . . Israel vs. Utopia is a book that could only be written by someone intimate with the ethos of both countries.''

--The Jerusalem Post

''[Schalit] refuses the polarities of Zionism/anti-Zionism and embraces a position on Israel that is critical but nonetheless understanding of the complex motivations of the protagonists in the conflict.

--Haaretz

''Schalit's elegant, often digressive prose, together with his honest use of personal stories, further helps to break out of the sterile polemical style of much of the writing on Israel.''

--The Forward

L'autore

Joel Schalit is a writer and editor based in Berlin, Germany. The author of the critically-acclaimedJerusalem Calling, and the editor of several collections including The Anti-Capitalism Reader, Schalit has edited some of America's most influential independent magazines, includingPunk Planet, Tikkun, and the legendary '90s e-zine, Bad Subjects. His work has also appeared in AlterNet, theForward, openDemocracy, and the Guardian. Schalit currently comments on Mideast politics for French global news broadcaster France 24, and is the editor of Seattle's new politics and culture daily,Souciant.

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• Editore: Akashic Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1933354879
• ISBN 13: 9781933354873
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 253