Overview
The ongoing violence, despair and paralysis in Israel/Palestine resembles a similar gloomy mood in South Africa during the late 1980s. Analogies with the South African case are increasingly applied to Israel/Palestine for two different purposes: to showcase South Africa as an inspiring model for a negotiated settlement and to label Israel a ""colonial settler state"" that should be confronted with similar strategies (sanctions, boycott) as applied against the apartheid regime. Both assumptions are problematic, because of the different historical and socio-political contexts. Peacemaking resulted in an inclusive democracy in South Africa, while territorial separation in two states is widely hailed as the solution in Israel/Palestine. However, a viable Palestinian state is undermined by Jewish settler expansionism and separation barriers on occupied land. Unresolved issues in comparative politics and practical questions for conflict resolution can be clarified from the real-life laboratories of Israel and South Africa.
Full Product Details
Author: Heribert Adam ,
Kogila Moodley
Publisher: Temple University Press,U.S.
Imprint: Temple University Press,U.S.
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 1.50cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.345kg
ISBN: 9781592133963
ISBN 10: 1592133967
Pages: 248
Publication Date: 27 June 2005
Audience:
College/higher education
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Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
This book is fair-minded, judicious, and looks at both sides in as open and 'neutral' a manner as possible. William Safran, department of political science, University of Colorado [Mandela in Palestine?] is timely, political relevant and contributes to an ongoing political debate surrounding issues of conflict and conflict resolution. Natan Sznaider, Academic College of Tel-Aviv
An enduring feature of the Israeli-Palestinian impasse has been the pygmy moral stature of the leadership on both sides. Stepping firmly into a notorious minefield of ethnic/religious passions, Adam and Moodley argue convincingly that hoping for some savior figure to bring the warring parties together is futile. For the uncompromising quality of their political analysis, and for the tough realism of the advice they offer, they are to be applauded. -J.M. Coetzee A sweeping, authoritative and balanced analysis of a highly sensitive issue, bound to raise a heated debate. -Dr. Meron Benvenisti, Historian and former deputy mayor of Jerusalem Those interested in what kinds of world pressures cause or impede change will find a great deal of food for thought. Meticulously constructed, Seeking Mandela is well-worth a lay person read. -Island Tides
Author Information
Heribert Adam is a political sociologist at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver and also teaches at the University of Cape Town. He has published extensively on comparative ethnic conflicts and peacemaking, particularly socio-political developments in South Africa. He was awarded the 1998 Konrad Adenauer Prize of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.Kogila Moodley is a sociologist at the University of British Columbia and was the first holder of the David Lam Chair. Raised in the Indian community of apartheid South Africa, her research is focused on critical multiculturalism, anti-racism education and citizenship. She has served as President of the International Sociological Association's Research Committee on Ethnic, Minority and Race Relations (1998-2002).Adam and Moodley live in Vancouver and Cape Town.
