Destroying the Other's Collective Memory

Gur-Ze'ev's compelling text takes to task the ideological education in Israel which, he argues, suppresses acknowledgment of the realities and histories of the Other, including the Palestinians, and ultimately is responsible for injustice. The process of education in Israel is pinpointed in eleven different contexts, both Israeli and Palestinian, to show the ways in which ideology is indoctrinated in areas that include transportation, the army, and the academy. The theoretical foundations of the book can be applied beyond Israel to all instances of ideology being used to suppress intellectual autonomy and the need for what Gur-Ze'ev (philosophy of education, U. of Haifa, Israel) calls a counter-education. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)