Through the wall of fire : Armenia--Iraq--Palestine : from wrath to reconciliation
著者
書誌事項
Through the wall of fire : Armenia--Iraq--Palestine : from wrath to reconciliation
(Middle East studies)
Ithaca Press, 2013
大学図書館所蔵 全2件
  青森
  岩手
  宮城
  秋田
  山形
  福島
  茨城
  栃木
  群馬
  埼玉
  千葉
  東京
  神奈川
  新潟
  富山
  石川
  福井
  山梨
  長野
  岐阜
  静岡
  愛知
  三重
  滋賀
  京都
  大阪
  兵庫
  奈良
  和歌山
  鳥取
  島根
  岡山
  広島
  山口
  徳島
  香川
  愛媛
  高知
  福岡
  佐賀
  長崎
  熊本
  大分
  宮崎
  鹿児島
  沖縄
  韓国
  中国
  タイ
  イギリス
  ドイツ
  スイス
  フランス
  ベルギー
  オランダ
  スウェーデン
  ノルウェー
  アメリカ
注記
Includes index
内容説明・目次
内容説明
Can peoples and nations who have been pitted against each other in geopolitically manipulated conflict overcome the adversary relationship and achieve reconciliation? Through the Wall of Fire attempts to answer this question, examining the Armenian genocide of 1915, the two Iraq wars and embargo regime, as well as the ethnic cleansing of the Palestinians beginning in 1948. Muriel Mirak-Weissbach portrays these seminal moments of the twentieth century through the eyes of those who were children at the time. Their first-hand accounts of the dramatic events are corroborated by documented historical research, in the effort to identify which political forces were ultimately responsible and why. An episode from Dante's Divine Comedy, the pilgrim's passage through a wall of fire, serves as a metaphor for the challenge facing political leaders and their citizens who seek reconciliation; like the pilgrim-poet, they must undergo a profound internal, emotional transformation, overcoming the hatred, bitterness and desire for revenge that the traumatic past has left behind.
In contemporary politics, traversing the 'wall of fire' requires abandoning the prejudices and ignorance bred by conflict. It means facing the truth about the past, acknowledging the historical record in all its brutality and identifying those responsible. Only then is it possible to 'forgive and forget', to define a new relationship based on the commitment to enhance the progress of the Other.
目次
Contents Acknowledgements vii Introduction ix Part One: Armenia Chapter 1 The Loss 3 Chapter 2 If Not the Turks, Then Who? 39 Chapter 3 The Challenge of Reconciliation 61 Part Two: Iraq Chapter 4 Born in Mesopotamia 69 Chapter 5 Homecoming Iraqi-Style 97 Chapter 6 Innocents and Patriots 105 Chapter 7 Fly Iraqi Airways! 115 Chapter 8 Genocide? 139 Part Three: Palestine Chapter 9 Oslo Betrayed 161 Chapter 10 The Battle for Gaza 189 Chapter 11 Palestine Lost 201 Chapter 12 The Geopolitical Mind 233 Chapter 13 Composing the Peace 255 Epilogue 273 Photo Credits 279 Index 281
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