Out of the Frame: The Struggle for Academic Freedom in Israel

Even before he wrote his bestselling book The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine, historian Ilan Pappe was a controversial figure in Israel. In Out of the Frame, he gives a full account of his break with mainstream Israeli scholarship and its consequences.

Here he traces his journey of discovery from the whispers of Palestinian classmates to his realisation that the 'enemy's' narrative of the events of 1948 was correct. After completing his thesis at Oxford University in the early 1980s, he returned to Palestine determined to protect the memory of the Nakbah. For the first time he gives the details of the formidable opposition he faced in Israel, including death threats fed by the media, denunciations by the Knesset and calls for him to be sacked from his post at Haifa university.

This revealing work, written with dignity and humour, highlights Israel's difficulty in facing up to its past and forging a peaceful, inclusive future in Palestine.

Author: Ilan Pappé
Publisher: Pluto Press (UK)
Published: 12/20/2010
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.30w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9780745327259

About the Author
Ilan Pappe is Director of the European Centre for Palestine Studies at the University of Exeter. His recent books include The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine (2006) and The Modern Middle East (2005).

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