Achcar, Gilbert.

The Arabs and the Holocaust : the Arab-Israeli war of narratives / Gilbert Achcar ; translated from the French by G.M. Goshgarian. - Westbourne, London: Saqi, 2011c 2010. - x, 358p. ; 25 cm.

Originally published in France by Actes Sud as Les arabes et la Shoah.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [328]-344) and index.

Part I: The Time of the Shoah -- Arab Reactions to Nazism and Anti-Semitism, 1933-47 -- 1. The Liberal Westernizers -- 2. The Marxists -- 3. The Nationalists -- 4. Reactionary and/or Fundamentalist Pan-Islamists -- Part II: The Time of Nakba -- Arab Attitudes to the Jews and the Holocaust from 1948 to the Present -- 5. The Nasser Years (1948-67) -- 6. The PLO Years (1967-88) -- 7. The Year of the Islamic Resistances (1988 to the Present) -- Conclusion: Stigmas and Stigmatization

Considers conflicting Middle-East perspectives on the Holocaust, analyzing such topics as Arab responses to Nazism, the creation of Israel, and the destruction of Palestine.

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Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Public opinion.
Arabs--Attitudes.
Public opinion--Arab countries.
National socialism--Public opinion.
Antisemitism--Public opinion.
Jews--Public opinion.
Holocausto judío (1939-1945)
Holocausto judío (1939-1945)--Relatos personales


Arab countries--Relations--Israel.
Israel--Relations--Arab countries.

D 804.45 / A176a 2011

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