The Biggest Prison on Earth

Resumen del libro

From the author of the bestselling study of the 1948 War of Independence comes an incisive look at the Occupied Territories, picking up the story where The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine left off. In this comprehensive exploration of one of the world's most prolonged and tragic conflicts, Pappe uses recently declassified archival material to analyse the motivations and strategies of the generals and politicians and the decision-making process itself that laid the foundation of the occupation. From a survey of the legal and bureaucratic infrastructures that were put in place to control the population of over one million Palestinians, to the security mechanisms that vigorously enforced that control, Pappe paints a picture of what is to all intents and purposes the world's largest open prison'.

Biografía del autor

Ilan Pappé es un profesor israelí de historia en la Universidad de Exeter, Reino Unido, co-director del Centro Exeter de Estudios Etno-Políticos y activista político. Anteriormente fue profesor de ciencias políticas en la Universidad de Haifa (1984-2007) y director del Instituto Emil Touma de Estudios Palestinos de Haifa (2000-2008). Pappé es autor de libros como La limpieza étnica de Palestina (2006), El Oriente Medio moderno (2005), Una historia de la Palestina moderna: una tierra, dos pueblos (2003) y Gran Bretaña y el conflicto árabe-israelí (1988).