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Arab and Jew: Wounded Spirits in a Promised Land, Revised and Updated

by David K Shipler

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Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

The Jew, according to the Arab stereotype, is a brutal, violent coward; the Arab, to the prejudiced Jew, is a primitive creature of animal vengeance and cruel desires. In this monumental work, revised and more relevant than ever, David Shipler delves into the origins of the prejudices that have been intensified by war, terrorism, nationalism, and the failure of the peace process.

Review:

"Nearly 600 pages seem to leave no aspect of the complex Arab-Jewish relationship untouched...presented in an abundance of narratives, anecdotes and conversations that never seem hackneyed." Ronald Sanders, The New York Times Book Review

About the Author

David Shipler, who graduated from Dartmouth in 1964, served as a ?New York Times? correspondent in Saigon, covering South Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand from 1973-75. He was Moscow Bureau Chief from 1977-79. From 1979-84, he served as Bureau Chief of ?The New York Times? in Jerusalem. He also served as Chief Diplomatic Correspondent in the Washington Bureau of ?The New York Times? until 1988. Shipler was co-recipient (with Thomas Friedman) of the 1983 George Polk Award for coverage of the Lebanon War.

Shipler is the author of ?Arab and Jew: Wounded Spirits in a Promised Land,? which explores the mutual perceptions and relationships between Arabs and Jews in Israel and the West Bank. The book won the 1987 Pulitzer Prize for general nonfiction. Shipler was also executive producer, writer and narrator of a two-hour PBS documentary on Arab and Jew, which won a 1990 Dupont-Columbia award for broadcast journalism.

Among Shipler's other works is the best-seller ?Russia: Broken Idols, Solemn Dreams,? published in 1983, updated in 1989. Widely acclaimed by critics, it won the Overseas Press Club Award in 1983 as the best book that year on foreign affairs.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780142002292
Subtitle:
Wounded Spirits in a Promised Land
Author:
Shipler, David K.
Author:
Shipler, David K.
Publisher:
Penguin Books
Location:
New York
Subject:
General
Subject:
Middle East - Israel
Subject:
Israel
Subject:
West Bank
Subject:
Jewish-Arab relations
Subject:
Arab-Israeli conflict
Subject:
Gaza Strip
Subject:
National characteristics, Israeli.
Subject:
National characteristics, Arab.
Subject:
Middle East
Edition Number:
Rev. ed.
Edition Description:
Revised, Update
Series Volume:
no. 5J01-04
Publication Date:
December 2001
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
608
Dimensions:
808x592x127 123

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