{"product_id":"the-idea-of-israel-a-history-of-power-and-knowledge-paperback","title":"The Idea of Israel: A History of Power and Knowledge - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIlan Pappe\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince its foundation in 1948, Israel has drawn on Zionism, the movement behind its creation, to provide a sense of self and political direction. In this groundbreaking new work, Ilan Pappe looks at the continued role of Zionist ideology. \u003ci\u003eThe Idea of Israel\u003c\/i\u003e considers the way Zionism operates outside of the government and military in areas such as the country's education system, media, and cinema, and the uses that are made of the Holocaust in supporting the state's ideological structure. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn particular, Pappe examines the way successive generations of historians have framed the\u003cbr\u003e 1948 conflict as a liberation campaign, creating a foundation myth that went unquestioned in Israeli society until the 1990s. Pappe himself was part of the post-Zionist movement that arose then. He was attacked and received death threats as he exposed the truth about how Palestinians have been treated and the gruesome structure that links the production of knowledge to the exercise of power. \u003ci\u003eThe Idea of Israel \u003c\/i\u003eis a powerful and urgent intervention in the war of ideas concerning the past, and the future, of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIlan Pappe\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of History at the University of Exeter. His many books include \u003ci\u003eThe Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGaza in Crisis\u003c\/i\u003e (with Noam Chomsky). He writes for, among others, the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eLondon Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 7.7 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 07, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53756860170573,"sku":"9781836740407","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/FWZoVrAxir9781836740407.webp?v=1776754628","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/the-idea-of-israel-a-history-of-power-and-knowledge-paperback","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}