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The End of the Peace Process: Oslo and After

Edward W. Said

Paperback | Pages: 432 pages

Rating: 3.94 | 173 Users | 14 Reviews

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Original Title:	The End of the Peace Process: Oslo and After
ISBN:	0375725741 (ISBN13: 9780375725746)
Edition Language:	English

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     Soon after the Oslo accords were signed in September 1993 by Israel and Palestinian Liberation Organization, Edward Said predicted that they could not lead to real peace.  In these essays, most written for Arab and European newspapers, Said uncovers the political mechanism that advertises reconciliation in the Middle East while keeping peace out of the picture.

     Said argues that the imbalance in power that forces Palestinians and Arab states to accept the concessions of the United States and Israel prohibits real negotiations and promotes the second-class treatment of Palestinians.  He documents what has really gone on in the occupied territories since the signing.  He reports worsening conditions for the Palestinians critiques Yasir Arafat's self-interested and oppressive leadership, denounces Israel's refusal to recognize Palestine's past, and—in essays new to this edition—addresses the resulting unrest.  

   In this unflinching cry for civic justice and self-determination, Said promotes not a political agenda but a transcendent alternative: the peaceful coexistence of Arabs and Jews enjoying equal rights and shared citizenship.

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Title	:	The End of the Peace Process: Oslo and After
Author	:	Edward W. Said
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 432 pages
Published	:	May 8th 2001 by Vintage (first published 2000)
Categories	:	Politics. History. Cultural. Israel. Nonfiction. Philosophy. Theory

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Forget everything the news media said.

I am a huge fan of Said, and this is a nice collection of essays on the Middle East Peace Process. But, I think I prefer Said's musings on refugees or Orientalism.

(Arabic Profile إدوارد سعيد)Edward Wadie Said was a professor of literature at Columbia University, a public intellectual, and a founder of the academic field of postcolonial studies. A Palestinian American born in Mandatory Palestine, he was a citizen of the United States by way of his father, a U.S. Army veteran.Educated in the Western canon, at British and American schools, Said applied his

I just couldn't get into this collection of Said's essays on the Peace Process. Too dense for me these days. Mebbe will try again later.

Dr. Said has an amazing way with words. You can feel his anger, hope and power behind his writings and that carries the book. Unfortunately, Dr. Said does not have a firm understanding of the entire situation. Dr. Said has a narrative and a dream that one day the land of Palestine will take its place in the world as a cultural, academic and social utopia. He dreams of democracy, of high academic standards, of Palestinians leading the way forward through new research and change. This optimism

A brilliant, passionate exploration of the ongoing struggle for Palestinian liberation.

Reading books about politics isn't really my thing-- no matter how much I care about the subject. Said's book is no exception: I didn't enjoy reading it. That's entirely besides the point though- the book does a really good job doing what it's supposed to do. There's a lot of justified anger towards the attitudes on both sides, but it's as nuanced as one needs to be with such a subject (which, y'know, is quite a lot).I don't think that anyone is totally unbiased on the issue, and the fact that