ID | 093947 |
Title Proper | Vicissitudes of the 1948 historiography of Israel |
Language | ENG |
Author | Pappe, Ilan |
Publication | 2009. |
Summary / Abstract (Note) | Arguing that history writing is a dialectical process fusing ideological agenda and political developments with historical evidence, the author analyzes the two major transitions experienced by the Israeli historiography of the 1948 war: from the classical Zionist narrative to the "New History" of the late 1980s, and from the latter to the emergence of a "neo-Zionist" trend as of 2000. While describing the characteristics of these trends, the author shows how they are linked to concurrent political developments. Most of the article is devoted to an examination of the neo-Zionist historians who have emerged in recent years, based on their previously untranslated Hebrew works. |
`In' analytical Note | Journal of Palestine Studies Vol. 39, No. No. 1; Winter 2009: p.6-23 |
Journal Source | Journal of Palestine Studies Vol. 39, No. No. 1; Winter 2009: p.6-23 |
Key Words | Israel ; Historiography - 1948 ; Historical Evidence ; Hebrew Works |