Arno Mayer

Arno Mayer is Professor Emeritus of European History at Princeton University. His many books include The Persistence of the Old Regime: Europe to the Great War, The Furies: Violence and Terror in the French and Russian Revolutions, Plowshares into Swords: From Zionism to Israel and Why Did the Heavens Not Darken? The “Final Solution” in History.

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  • Explaining the Israel-Palestine Conflict

    Today is Nakba Day - the annual day of commemmoration of the Palestinian catastrophe, the expulsion of 700,000 Palestinians.

    A selection of Verso's books on the Israel-Palestine conflict, from explanations to considered outcomes.

    These are Verso's key books to explain the situation – what others should we include?

    The Conflict Explained

    The Case for Sanctions Against Israel edited by Audrea Lim

    Leading international voices consider all sides of the conflict including boycott, divestment and sanctions against Israel. With contributions from Angela Davis, John Berger, Naomi Klein, Omar Barghouti, Dalit Baum and Rebecca Vilkomerson.


    The Punishment of Gaza by Gideon Levy

    The powerful narrative of Israel's invasion and control over Gaza - examining the abandonment of diplomacy in favour of raw military power, turning Gaza into an enormous open-air prison.

    “Gideon Levy’s passionate and revealing account is an eloquent, even desperate, call to bring this shocking tragedy to an end, as can easily be done.”
    – Noam Chomsky

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