
The Arab-Israeli Conflict in Israeli History Textbooks, 1948-2000
Elie Podeh(Editor)
Information Age Publishing
Published on 26. September 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
216 pages
978-1-59311-298-1 (ISBN)
Description
Israeli history textbooks in the past contained many biases, distortions, and omissions concerning the depiction of Arabs and the history of the Arab-Israeli conflict. Today these misrepresentations are gradually being corrected. This study encourages the depiction of a balanced portrait in all textbooks. By reviewing curricula and textbooks used in the Israeli educational system since the establishment of Israel, the author assesses the impact of Zionist historiography and the Zeitgeist on the portrayal of Arabs in textbooks. The study unravels the biases, distortions, omissions, and stereotypes through the analysis of several major historical events such as the 1948 war, the refugee question, the 1967 war, and the peace process.
Reviews / Votes
"...this book is written in an interesting fashion with a great attention to research. One wonders what the effect of recent events will be on future Israeli--and Palestinian--textbooks." Choice; "This is an important book. It is not merely a description of these textbooks, but also an explanation of the catalyst of the conflict...This book comes at the right time...Elie Podeh's study provides an oppurtunity to take a comprehensive look at the contents of history and civics books that have been used to educate Israeli elementary and secondary school students from 1948 until 2000." Middle East Journal"More details
Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Emerald Publishing Inc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
New edition
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
1, black & white illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
310 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-59311-298-1 (9781593112981)
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