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Fratricide in the Holy Land : a psychoanalytic view of the Arab-Israeli conflict /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Falk, Avner
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Madison : University of Wisconsin Press, Terrace Books, [2004]
Subjects:	Arab-Israeli conflict > Psychological aspects. Psychoanalysis > Social aspects > Israel. Psychoanalysis > Political aspects > Israel. Israel > Ethnic relations > Psychological aspects.

Table of Contents:

A duel in quicksand
A review of the literature
Reality is in the eye of the beholder
Destructive charismatic leadership I : the case of Ariel Sharon
Destructive charismatic leadership II : the case of Yassir Arafat
Nationalism, group narcissism, and the problem of the self
Psychogeography: the unconscious meaning of geographical entities
Denial is not a river in Egypt
Splitting, projection, and the need for enemies
War and the inability to mourn
The Arab mind
The psychology of suicide bombers
The Israeli mind
Conclusion : can the conflict be resolved?