Ilan Pappe and Noam Chomsky 2 Books Collection Set - Israel-Palestine Non Fiction - Paperback

Titles in This Set
The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine
On Palestine

Details
Condition: Brand New
Format: Paperback
, 9780241973523
Publisher: Oneworld Publications, Penguin

Overview
This two-book paperback collection pairs two of the most discussed works on the Israel-Palestine conflict. The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine, Ilan Pappe's landmark history, revisits 1947-1949 with archival evidence on the displacement of Palestinian villagers during Israel's founding. On Palestine, a dialogue between Pappe and Noam Chomsky, moves the conversation into the present, addressing Gaza, the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement, and possible political futures. Together they offer a rigorous, readable foundation for students, researchers, and general readers seeking an evidence-based understanding of the region's history and its ongoing debates.

About the Books
The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine is Ilan Pappe's most widely read work of history, published by Oneworld Publications. Drawing on declassified Israeli military archives, contemporaneous reports, and firsthand testimony, Pappe reconstructs the events of 1947-1949 in detail, describing the depopulation of more than 400 Palestinian villages and the displacement of roughly 700,000 to a million Palestinians. The book challenges the long-standing narrative that residents left voluntarily, presenting a documented case for a planned campaign carried out under Plan Dalet. Maps, military orders, and survivor accounts build a case that reframes the founding of the State of Israel within the vocabulary of ethnic cleansing. On Palestine, published by Penguin, is a shorter, conversational companion built from recorded exchanges between Pappe and Noam Chomsky, moderated by human rights advocate Frank Barat. Rather than retelling 1948, it looks forward: the two scholars debate the future of the BDS movement, weigh one-state versus two-state or binational solutions, and assess how international law and public opinion have shifted since the Gaza wars. Read together, the two books trace a continuous argument, from the contested origins of the conflict through to the political choices facing policymakers and activists today, making the set a compact but serious library on the subject for readers new to the topic or already well versed in it.

Key Benefits

• Pairs Ilan Pappe's foundational 1948 history with a forward-looking dialogue on today's Gaza and BDS debates
• Grounded in archival research, declassified documents, and firsthand testimony rather than secondhand summary
• Compact two-book paperback set, easy to read individually or as a connected pair
• Written by two of the most cited voices in Middle East studies and international affairs
• Accessible prose suitable for students, book clubs, and general nonfiction readers
• A thoughtful gift for readers interested in history, politics, or human rights

Book-by-Book Guide
The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine — Ilan Pappe uses declassified Israeli archives to document the depopulation of over 400 Palestinian villages between 1947 and 1949.
On Palestine — Noam Chomsky and Ilan Pappe discuss Gaza, the BDS movement, and one-state versus two-state solutions in a recorded dialogue moderated by Frank Barat.

About the Authors
Ilan Pappe is an Israeli historian and one of the country's leading "New Historians," known for his archival work on the 1948 war and the founding of the State of Israel. He is a professor at the University of Exeter and director of its European Centre for Palestine Studies. Noam Chomsky is an American linguist, philosopher, and political commentator, widely known for his writing on US foreign policy, media, and international affairs over several decades. Both authors have written and spoken extensively on Israel-Palestine, and this set brings together Pappe's historical scholarship with Chomsky's political analysis in one collection.

Why You'll Love This Collection
Together these two paperbacks give readers both the historical record and the present-day debate in one compact set. It's a meaningful gift for a history buff, a thoughtful addition to a classroom or book club library, or simply a serious starting point for anyone wanting to understand the Israel-Palestine conflict beyond headlines.

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