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Was the Red Flag Flying There? Marxist Politics and the ArabIsraeli Conflict in Eqypt and Israel 19481965,Used
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Was the Red Flag Flying There? examines the Palestinian/ArabIsraeli conflict through the lens of Marxist politics. Joel Beinin asks how the proposal to partition Palestine into an Arab and a Jewish statea solution endorsed by international consensus in 194749became an obscure and even unthinkable option by the mid1960s. As the most consistent adherents of the twostate solution both before and after the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948, the Marxists serve as the focal point of his analysis.Beinin discusses three Marxist political formations in Egypt and Israel: the communist movement in Egypt; the Communist Party of Israel (MAKI); and the United Workers' Party of Israel (MAPAM), which attempted, but ultimately failed, to sustain a dual commitment to Marxism and Zionism. The failure of these movements and their progressive abandonment of an internationalist orientation toward resolving the ArabIsraeli conflict is explained as a consequence of the ultimate hegemony of nationalist politics in both Egypt and Israel.Employing both the analytical methods of political economy and a discourse analysis informed by insights drawn from Antonio Gramsci's conception of hegemony, Beinin offers a new interpretation of the significance of Marxist politics in Egypt and Israel. This work builds on and extends the scope of the revisionist history of the ArabIsraeli conflict developed by Israeli scholars during the 1980s, challenging traditional Marxist conceptions of the relationship between antiimperialist nationalism and the struggle for socialism.
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- Q: What is the main focus of 'Was the Red Flag Flying There?' A: The book examines the Palestinian/Arab-Israeli conflict through the lens of Marxist politics, exploring how the two-state solution became an unthinkable option by the mid-1960s.
- Q: Who is the author of this book? A: The author of 'Was the Red Flag Flying There?' is Joel Beinin.
- Q: When was this book published? A: The book was published on October 22, 1990.
- Q: What is the book's genre or category? A: The book falls under the category of Asia and focuses on political history and Marxist theory.
- Q: How many pages does the book have? A: The book contains 328 pages.
- Q: What type of binding does this book have? A: This edition of the book is a paperback binding.
- Q: Is this book suitable for academic purposes? A: Yes, the book provides a scholarly analysis of Marxist politics in the context of the Arab-Israeli conflict, making it suitable for academic research.
- Q: Does the book cover recent developments in the Arab-Israeli conflict? A: The book primarily focuses on the period between 1948 and 1965, so it does not cover more recent developments in the Arab-Israeli conflict.
- Q: What unique perspectives does Joel Beinin offer in this book? A: Beinin offers a new interpretation of the significance of Marxist politics in Egypt and Israel, challenging traditional Marxist views on anti-imperialist nationalism and socialism.
- Q: Is this book a first edition? A: Yes, this is the first edition of 'Was the Red Flag Flying There?'