Sustaining Conflict: Apathy and Domination in Israel-Palestine (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780520285255)

Sustaining Conflict develops a groundbreaking theory of political apathy, using a combination of ethnographic material, narrative, and political, cultural, and feminist theory. It examines how the status quo is maintained in Israel-Palestine, even by the activities of Jewish Israelis who are working against the occupation of Palestinian territories. The book shows how hierarchies and fault lines in Israeli politics lead to fragmentation, and how even oppositional power becomes routine over time. Most importantly, the book exposes how the occupation is sustained through a carefully crafted system that allows sympathetic Israelis to "knowingly not know," further disconnecting them from the plight of Palestinians. While focusing on Israel, this is a book that has lessons for how any authoritarian regime is sustained through apathy.

Author: Katherine Natanel
ISBN-10: 0520285255
ISBN-13: 9780520285255
Publisher: University of California Press
Language: English
Published: 03/29/2016
Pages: 236
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.06lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.00w x 0.80d