Israel's place in the Middle East : a pluralist perspective / Nissim Rejwan. [electronic resource]

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rejwan, Nissim.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jewish-Arab relations--History.

Jewish-Arab relations.

Judaism--Relations--Islam.

Judaism.

Islam--Relations--Judaism.

Islam.

Arab-Israeli conflict.

Israel--Politics and government.

Israel.

Israel--Foreign relations--Middle East.

Middle East--Foreign relations--Israel.

Middle East.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 216 p. )

Place of Publication:

Gainesville, Fl. : University Press of Florida, c1998.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Rejwan points out the error of those who think that Jews and Arabs stand in opposition, representing two confliction cultures, mentalities and temparatments, examines Israel's place in the Middle East from historical, religious and cultural perspectives.

Contents:

pt. I. The Jews and Their Neighbors

Retrospect: Then and Now. 1. Jews and Arabs: Past and Present. Claims and Counterclaims. The Historical Record. The Myth of "Arab Anti-Semitism" Christianity's Inroads. Islam and the Jews: Theory and Reality. History, Historiography, and the Self-Fulfilling Prophecy. 2. Jews and Arabs: The Cultural Heritage. A Formative Period. Judeo-Arabic: Origins, Influence on Hebrew. Four Jewish Philosophers. A Literary Transformation. Maimonides and His Works. 3. Europe's Dark Legacy. Voluntary and Compulsory Ghettos: Jews as Transients. In Russia and Poland: The Ghetto's Lasting Imprint. Jews East and West. A Tale of Three Emancipated Jews

pt. II. Israel as a Middle Eastern Country.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

ISBN:

0-8130-1840-4