{"product_id":"zionism-in-arab-discourses-9781784992972","title":"Zionism in Arab Discourses","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eZionism in Arab discourses\u003c\/i\u003e presents a ground-breaking study of the Arab-Israeli conflict. Through analyses of hundreds of texts written by Arab Islamists and liberals from the late-nineteenth century to the 'Arab Spring', the book demonstrates that the Zionist enterprise has played a dual function of an enemy and a mentor. Islamists and liberals alike discovered, respectively, in Zionism and in Israeli society qualities they sought to implement in their sown homelands. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFocusing on Palestinian, Egyptian, Syrian and Jordanian political  discourses, this study uncovers fascinating and unexpected Arab points of views on different  aspects of Zionism; from the first Zionist Congress to  the First Lebanon War; from gardening in the early years of Tel Aviv to  women's service in the Israeli Defence Forces; from the role of religion in the creation of  the state to the role of democracy in its preservation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Islamism and liberalism in the Arab World: Some theoretical remarks\u003cbr\u003e1. Islamism, Zionism and Israel: a war of no-compromises and compromises during war\u003cbr\u003e2. At Basel I founded an ideal for the Muslims: Zionism and Israel as role models in Islamist writing\u003cbr\u003e3. Arab liberals between the struggle against despotism and the war against Zionism  \u003cbr\u003e4. The West within the East: Israel as a role model in liberal thought\u003cbr\u003eConclusion\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Manchester University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48887772905815,"sku":"9781784992972","price":76.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/zionism-in-arab-discourses-9781784992972","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}