{"product_id":"occupied-minds-arthur-neslen-9780745323664","title":"Occupied Minds: A Journey Through the Israeli Psyche","description":"\u003cp\u003eIsrael's founders sought to create a nation of new Jews who would never again go meekly to the death camps. Yet Israel's strength has become synonymous with an oppression of the Palestinians that provokes anger throughout the Muslim world and beyond. How are Israelis able to see themselves as victims while victimizing others? What does Israeli Jewish identity mean today? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eArthur Neslen explores the dynamics, distortions and incredible diversity of Israeli society. From the mouths of soldiers, settlers, sex workers and the victims of suicide attacks, \u003ci\u003eOccupied Minds\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of a national psyche that has become scarred by mental security barriers, emotional checkpoints and displaced outposts of self-righteousness and aggression. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom vignettes to in-depth interviews, more than fifty Israelis offer their accounts. What they reveal is in turn powerful, haunting, subtle and disturbing. Illustrated throughout with photographs, this unique book offers an unrivalled insight into Israeli consciousness, private and public. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt charts the evolution of a communal self-image based on cultural and religious values towards one formed around a single militaristic imperative: national security.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Arthur Neslen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0745323669\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780745323664\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pluto Press (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.34lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.36h x 5.96w x 1.07d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMulticultural Review\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2007 pg. 82","brand":"Arthur Neslen","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48065083080959,"sku":"9780745323664","price":115.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9087c42c-aef6-420a-9acb-7b5934d2303f.jpg?v=1768672869","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/occupied-minds-arthur-neslen-9780745323664","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}