Shared Land/Conflicting Identity
Subtitle: Trajectories of Israeli and Palestinian Symbol Use (Rhetoric and Public Affairs)
Publisher: Michigan State University Press
Published: December 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 416
ISBN-13: 9780870136351
Subjects: Asian / Middle Eastern history; Political science & theory; Rhetoric; Current Affairs; Palestine - History; Israel - History; History; Politics / Current Events; Politics/International Relations; Israel; Palestine; Political; International Relations - General; Middle East - General; Middle East - Israel
Description: "Shared Land/Conflicting Identity: Trajectories of Israeli and Palestinian Symbol Use argues that rhetoric, ideology, and myth have played key roles in influencing the development of the 100-year conflict between first the Zionist settlers and now the Israeli people and the Palestinian residents in what is now Israel. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is usually treated as an issue of land and water. While these elements are the core of the conflict, they are heavily influenced by the symbols used by both peoples to describe, understand, and persuade each other. The authors argue that symbolic practices deeply influenced the Oslo Accords, and that the breakthrough in the peace process that led to Oslo could not have occurred without a breakthrough in communication styles."--BOOK JACKET.