{"product_id":"on-zionist-literature-9781739985233","title":"On Zionist Literature","description":"\u003cp\u003eTranslated into English for the first time after its publication in 1967, Ghassan Kanafani's \u003cem\u003eOn Zionist Literature\u003c\/em\u003e makes an incisive analysis of the body of literary fiction written in support of the Zionist colonization of Palestine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInterweaving his literary criticism of works by George Eliot, Arthur Koestler, and many others with a historical materialist narrative, Kanafani identifies the political intent and ideology of Zionist literature, demonstrating how the myths used to justify the Zionist-imperialist domination of Palestine first emerged and were repeatedly propagated in popular literary works in order to generate support for Zionism and shape the Western public's understanding of it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe new preface by Anni Kanafani and an introduction by Steven Salaita place \u003cem\u003eOn Zionist Literature\u003c\/em\u003e in its broader historical context and make a compelling case for its ongoing significance more than five decades since its original publication, illustrating the extent to which \"Kanafani was a searing and incisive critic, at once generous in his understanding of emotion and form and unsparing in his assessment of politics and myth.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kanafani, Ghassan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/08\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ebb Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781739985233\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 188\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.46lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.43d","brand":"Ghassan Kanafani","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39853022642251,"sku":"9781739985233","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0021\/1697\/6715\/products\/img_69f7ef59-9616-44a7-bdb2-e5b820c49b4f.jpg?v=1663066654","url":"https:\/\/blackbookstore.com\/products\/on-zionist-literature-9781739985233","provider":"Black Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}