Research Catalog

Title

Quicksand : Israel, the Intifada, and the rise of political evil in democracies / Haim Gordon.

Author

Gordon, Ḥayim.

Publication

East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, 1995.

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Details

Description

ix, 260 pages; 24 cm

Subject

• Since 1967
• Intifada, 1987-1993
• Palestinian Arabs > Public opinion
• Public opinion > Israel
• Political atrocities
• Evil, Non-resistance to
• Rationalization (Psychology)
• Public Opinion
• Rationalization
• Politics and government
• Public opinion
• Intifada 1987-1993
• Politiek geweld
• Theorieën
• Palestijnse kwestie
• Political atrocities > Israel
• Palestinian Arabs > West Bank and Gaza Strip
• Israel > Politics and government > 1967-1993
• Israel > Politics and government > 1993-
• Israel
• Israel
• Palästinenser

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-246) and index.

Contents

PART I: SUPPORT OF POLITICAL EVIL: Hannah Arendt's banality of evil surpassed -- The adhesive lure of the social sciences: the irresponsibility of Viktor Frankl -- The adhesive lure of the social sciences: a fake wisdom -- The adhesive lure of the social sciences: fundamentalism -- Legalized and concealed sadism -- The secretive society and political evil -- Interlude: Cowardice and the cover-up of political evil -- PART II: PERVERSIONS FACILITATING THE RISE OF POLITICAL EVIL: "Tribalism" masked as political life -- Consensus masked as democracy -- Procedures masked as justice -- The grinding of the academic ax -- The treaty between the pseudo-intellectual and the mob -- Interlude: Transcending the perversions -- CONCLUSION: FIGHTING POLITICAL EVIL: Plato: the link between courage and wisdom -- Joy in defying big brother.

ISBN

• 0870133640
• 9780870133640

LCCN

94036203

OCLC

• ocm31206846
• 31206846
• SCSB-14410143

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library