Chapter 7. Uses and abuses of history

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Foreword. Israel: The Teen Years ix
4. Prologue xvii
5. Chapter 1. ‘‘Contacting the enemy’’ 1
6. Chapter 2. In the wilderness 17
7. Chapter 3. The morning after 39
8. Chapter 4. An assortment of concerns 63
9. Chapter 5. Encounters 89
10. Chapter 6. The majority-minority syndrome 105
11. Chapter 7. Uses and abuses of history 139
12. Chapter 8. Recoupment 165
13. Chapter 9. Jews and muslims 184
14. Chapter 10. Orientalism revisited 198
15. Chapter 11. The ‘‘who is a jew?’’ charade 218
16. Epilogue 232
17. Index 239