Middle East illusions : including peace in the Middle East? : reflections on justice and nationhood / Noam Chomsky.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chomsky, Noam.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arab-Israeli conflict--1993---Peace.

Arab-Israeli conflict.

Peace.

Nationalism--Palestine.

Nationalism.

Al-Aqsa Intifada, 2000-2005.

Relations.

United States--Relations--Israel.

United States.

Israel--Relations--United States.

Israel.

Physical Description:

xiii, 299 pages ; 24 cm

Other Title:

Peace in the Middle East?

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, [2003]

Summary:

What are the roots of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and how has it been influenced by the United States? Why has the U.S.-brokered "peace process" repeatedly failed to deliver peace? What are the prospects for a just resolution? What interests underlic current U.S. strategic doctrines in the Middle East. especially in its redeclared "war on terrorism" after 9/11, and how do we look beyond them to find more peaceful and viable alternatives? These are among the current and longstanding questions Noam Chomsky takes up in his newest book. Middle East Illusions presents recent chapters written by the author about the myths behind the peace process, the second Palestinian Intifada (which began in September 2000 and continues today in defiance of Israeli repression), and the Bush administration's response to the September 11 attacks on the United States, including its drive toward another war with Iraq.

Middle East Illusions also includes the full text of Chomsky's earlier book Peace in the Middle East? Reflections on Justice and Nationhood, written during the crucial period spanning the Six-Day and 1973 wars, events that continue to define and deeply influence the world today. Middle East Illusions therefore presents in-depth analysis covering several decades, making this book one of the richest of any analysis published about the region's geopolitics. Noam Chomsky is recognized internationally for his critical analysis of the Middle East. His thoroughly documented research draws on an immense range of sources, including Hebrew texts rarely discussed in the United States, declassified government planning documents, and other sources all too often overlooked in discussions of the U.S. role in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Contents:

Peace in the Middle East?

The 1967 war and the 1970s

Nationalism and conflict in Palestine

A radical perspective

Reflections on a national conflict

The fourth round

The peace movement and the Middle East

Intifada, Israel and the United States at the turn of the millenium

The "peace process" in U.S. global strategy

The current crisis in the Middle East

Prospects for peace in the Middle East

al-Aqsa Intifada

United States-Israel-Palestine

9-11 and the redeclared war on terror

the "new age of terror".

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [243]-280) and index.

ISBN:

0742526992

0742526933

OCLC:

51222165