{"title":"Hillel Cohen","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHillel Cohen\u003c\/strong\u003e offers profound insights into the complexities of Middle Eastern history, with a particular focus on the Arab-Israeli conflict. His works explore pivotal events and their enduring impact, combining rigorous scholarship with engaging narrative to illuminate often overlooked perspectives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect meticulously researched histories that delve into political, social, and military dimensions, such as the formative years of the conflict and the intricate relations between communities. Cohen’s writing is essential for those seeking a deeper understanding of the region’s turbulent past and present.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"army-of-shadows-by-hillel-cohen-9780520259898","title":"Army of Shadows","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInspired by stories he heard in the West Bank as a child, Hillel Cohen uncovers a hidden history in this extraordinary and beautifully written book—a history central to the narrative of the Israel-Palestine conflict but for the most part wilfully ignored until now.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eArmy of Shadows\u003c\/i\u003e, initially published in Israel to high acclaim and intense controversy, he tells the story of Arabs who, from the very beginning of the Arab-Israeli encounter, sided with the Zionists and aided them politically, economically, and in security matters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBased on newly declassified documents and research in Zionist, Arab, and British sources, \u003ci\u003eArmy of Shadows\u003c\/i\u003e follows Bedouins who hosted Jewish neighbours, weapons dealers, pro-Zionist propagandists, and informers and local leaders who cooperated with the Zionists, and others to reveal an alternate history of the mandate period with repercussions extending to this day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe book illuminates the Palestinian nationalist movement, which branded these \"collaborators\" as traitors and persecuted them; the Zionist movement, which used them to undermine Palestinian society from within and betrayed them; and the collaborators themselves, who held an alternate view of Palestinian nationalism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eArmy of Shadows\u003c\/i\u003e offers a crucial new view of history from below and raises profound questions about the roots of the Israel-Palestine conflict.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47462615941356,"sku":"9780520259898","price":66.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780520259898-army-of-shadows.jpg?v=1775018256"},{"product_id":"year-zero-of-the-arab-israeli-conflict-1929-by-hillel-cohen-9781611688115","title":"Year Zero of the Arab-Israeli Conflict 1929","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn late summer 1929, a countrywide outbreak of Arab-Jewish-British violence transformed the political landscape of Palestine forever. In contrast with those who point to the wars of 1948 and 1967, historian Hillel Cohen marks these bloody events as year zero of the Arab-Israeli conflict that persists today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe murderous violence inflicted on Jews caused a fractious—and now traumatised—community of Zionists, non-Zionists, Ashkenazim, and Mizrachim to coalesce around a unified national consciousness arrayed against an implacable Arab enemy. While the Jews unified, Arabs came to grasp the national essence of the conflict, realising that Jews of all stripes viewed the land as belonging to the Jewish people.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThrough memory and historiography, in a manner both associative and highly calculated, Cohen traces the horrific events of August 23 to September 1 in painstaking detail. He extends his geographic and chronological reach and uses a non-linear reconstruction of events to call for a thorough reconsideration of cause and effect.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSifting through Arab and Hebrew sources—many rarely, if ever, examined before—Cohen reflects on the attitudes and perceptions of Jews and Arabs who experienced the events and, most significantly, on the memories they bequeathed to later generations. The result is a multifaceted and revealing examination of a formative series of episodes that will intrigue historians, political scientists, and others interested in understanding the essence—and the very beginning—of what has been an intractable conflict.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eYear Zero of the Arab-Israeli Conflict 1929\u003c\/em\u003e is a revealing and essential work for those who seek to understand the historical roots of this enduring struggle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47487782453484,"sku":"9781611688115","price":66.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/d602ef4dd77d52a2355f99c87a52298c.jpg?v=1775768646"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/hillel-cohen.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}