num_pages: 608
description: 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, David Shipler delves into the origins of the prejudices that have been intensified by war, terrorism, and nationalism. Focusing on the diverse cultures that exist side by side in Israel and Israeli-controlled territories, Shipler examines the process of indoctrination that begins in schools; he discusses the far-ranging effects of socioeconomic differences, historical conflicts between Islam and Judaism, attitudes about the Holocaust, and much more. And he writes of the people: the Arab woman in love with a Jew, the retired Israeli military officer, the Palestinian guerilla, the handsome actor whose father is Arab and whose mother is Jewish.
language: English
title: Arab and Jew: Wounded Spirits in a Promised Land
titlecomplete: Arab and Jew: Wounded Spirits in a Promised Land
genres: Islam, Judaism, Audiobook, History, Sociology, Religion, Jewish, Politics, Israel, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 664
awards: awardedAt: 536486400000
name: Pulitzer Prize
category: General Nonfiction
publisher: Penguin Books