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Gilbert Achcar

    This Lebanese author delves into the intricate dynamics between the Global North and South. His work critically examines the impacts of globalization and foreign policy, particularly on the Middle East and North Africa. With a focus on social justice and international relations, he offers profound insights into the forces shaping our contemporary world. His analytical approach provides readers with a rich and thought-provoking perspective.

    Marxism, Orientalism, Cosmopolitanism
    The Arabs and the holocaust: the Arab-Israeli war of narratives
    The 33-day War
    The People Want
    Morbid Symptoms
    The Arabs and the Holocaust
    • 2023

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      Isreal's war on Gaza
    • 2023

      One of the world's most seasoned international relations experts argues that the Cold War did not end with the collapse of the USSR - and that the US, Russia and China today are locked in a spiral of hostilities ongoing since the 1990's.

      The New Cold War
    • 2022

      The essential guide to understanding the roots and continuing significance of the Arab uprisings. This edition features a new preface and postscript drawing a balance sheet of the regional uprising's first decade.

      The People Want
    • 2021

      Prace moje w tej książce dotyczą różnych spraw i powstały w różnych czasach – pierwsza, najstarsza, 40 lat temu, ostatnia w 2021 r. Tematyka to w większości świat arabski, do którego sam należę z powodu swojego libańskiego pochodzenia i który jest przedmiotem mojej stałej osobistej i intelektualnej uwagi – także ze względu na moją specjalizację akademicką. W zbiorze tym jednak są również prace z zakresu moich szerszych zainteresowań: artykuły o nędzy Trzeciego Świata w czasach COVID-19 oraz o tym, co dziś znaczy antyimperializm, a więc internacjonalizm. Czerwona nić łączy te kilkudziesięcioletnie refleksje: jest to wątek etyki rewolucyjnej, którą się kieruję, a polega ona na odrzuceniu wszelkich form ucisku i wyzysku oraz na równie silnym przywiązaniu do wolności i równości – etyki, którą najlepiej reprezentuje w moich oczach ta wielka polska osobowość, jaką była Róża Luksemburg. Wiedziała, jak połączyć marksizm jako środek poznania z niepodzielnymi wartościami indywidualnej i zbiorowej emancypacji ludzkości jako przewodnikiem w działaniu.

      Huragan w świecie arabskim
    • 2016

      In this sequel to his landmark exploration of the Arab uprisings, The People Want, Gilbert Achcar assesses the present stage of the revolutionary process and its possible outcomes.

      Morbid Symptoms
    • 2013

      An original, Marxist appraisal of cosmopolitanism, religion and politics, and Edward Said's Orientalism thesis. Will be seen as a key text for readers in political science, international relations, political economy, Marxist studies, and cultural studies.

      Marxism, Orientalism, Cosmopolitanism
    • 2011

      Drawing on previously unseen sources in multiple languages, Achcar offers a unique ideological mapping of the Arab world, and in the process defusing an international propaganda war that has become a major stumbling block in the path of Arab-Western understanding.

      The Arabs and the Holocaust
    • 2011

      Die Shoa und der arabisch-israelische Konflikt

      Beiträge zu einem schwierigen Thema

      „Menschen wie Edward Said und Mahmud Darwish verstanden die israelische Empfindlichkeit in Bezug auf die Shoa vollkommen. Wir müssen damit aufhören, den Gegner wie in einer bösartigen Karikatur darzustellen. Das vergiftet die Atmosphäre. Hätte Israel gegenüber der arabischen Welt und den Palästinensern eine andere, eine friedfertige Einstellung - diese Phänomene, die in den letzten Jahren zugenommen haben, würden, da bin ich mir ganz sicher, sehr schnell verschwinden.“ Gilbert Achcar in einem Interview mit Eldad Beck in der israelischen Tageszeitung Yedioth Ahronoth (2010)

      Die Shoa und der arabisch-israelische Konflikt
    • 2009

      An unprecedented and judicious examination of what the Holocaust means—and doesn't mean—in the Arab world, one of the most explosive subjects of our time There is no more inflammatory topic than the Arabs and the Holocaust—the phrase alone can occasion outrage. The terrain is dense with ugly claims and counterclaims: one side is charged with Holocaust denial, the other with exploiting a tragedy while denying the tragedies of others. In this pathbreaking book, political scientist Gilbert Achcar explores these conflicting narratives and considers their role in today's Middle East dispute. He analyzes the various Arab responses to Nazism, from the earliest intimations of the genocide, through the creation of Israel and the destruction of Palestine and up to our own time, critically assessing the political and historical context for these responses. Finally, he challenges distortions of the historical record, while making no concessions to anti-Semitism or Holocaust denial. Valid criticism of the other, Achcar insists, must go hand in hand with criticism of oneself. Drawing on previously unseen sources in multiple languages, Achcar offers a unique mapping of the Arab world, in the process defusing an international propaganda war that has become a major stumbling block in the path of Arab-Western understanding.

      The Arabs and the holocaust: the Arab-Israeli war of narratives
    • 2007

      33 Day War

      Israel's War on Hezbollah in Lebanon and Its Consequences

      • 120 pages
      • 5 hours of reading

      Focusing on the recent Middle East war, this book examines the roots and effects of the conflict up to October 2006. It highlights Hezbollah's support among Lebanese Shiites while exploring its interactions with other religious and political groups in Lebanon. The authors also delve into the roles of regional players like Syria, Iran, and Hamas, alongside the political dynamics involving the United States and Europe, providing a comprehensive analysis of the complex landscape in the region.

      33 Day War