Jews and Muslims in the Arab world
Subtitle: haunted by pasts real and imagined
By: Jacob Lassner and S. Ilan Troen.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Lanham, MD
Language: eng
Number of pages: 393
ISBN-13: 9780742558427
Description: Whether real or imagined, the past filtered through their collective memories has an influence on how Jews and Arabs perceive themselves. This work highlights the effects of historical memory on the Arab-Israel conflict, demonstrating that Jews and Arabs use stories of distant pasts to create their identities and shape their politics.