BDS: Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions
by Barghouti, OmarFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2011-03-15
Publisher(s): Haymarket Books
Other versions by this Author
List Price: $16.80
Buy New
Usually Ships in 2-3 Business Days.
$16.00
Buy Used
Usually Ships in 24-48 Hours
$12.00
Rent Book
Select for Price
Rent Digital
$19.19*
How Marketplace Works:
- This item is offered by an independent seller and not shipped from our warehouse
- Item details like edition and cover design may differ from our description; see seller's comments before ordering.
- Sellers much confirm and ship within two business days; otherwise, the order will be cancelled and refunded.
- Marketplace purchases cannot be returned to eCampus.com. Contact the seller directly for inquiries; if no response within two days, contact customer service.
- Additional shipping costs apply to Marketplace purchases. Review shipping costs at checkout.
Summary
As international awareness of the apartheid nature of Israel grows, Omar Barghouti offers a manifesto for winning Palestinian civil rights.
Author Biography
Omar Barghouti is an independent Palestinian commentator and human rights activist. He is a founding member of the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) and the Palestinian Civil Society Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel.
Table of Contents
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| Why Now? | p. 35 |
| Why BDS? | p. 49 |
| The South Africa Strategy for Palestine | p. 63 |
| Academic Boycott: Moral Responsibility and the Struggle Against Colonial Oppression | p. 85 |
| Just Intellectuals? Oppression, Resistance, and the Public Role of Intellectuals | p. 99 |
| Freedom versus ôAcademic Freedomö: Debating the British Academic Boycott | p. 105 |
| Reflecting on the Cultural Boycott | p. 117 |
| Fighting Apartheid in South Africa, Celebrating Apartheid in Israel: Open Letter to Nadine Gordimer | p. 135 |
| Between South Africa and Israel: UNESCO's Double Standards | p. 139 |
| What We Really Need!: A Response to Anti-boycott Arguments | p. 143 |
| Derailing Injustice: Palestinian Civil Resistance to the ôJerusalem Light Railö | p. 151 |
| ôBoycotts Workö: Omar Barghouti Interviewed | p. 167 |
| Boycotting Israeli Settlement Products: Tactic versus Strategy | p. 183 |
| Our South Africa Moment Has Arrived | p. 191 |
| After the Freedom Flotilla Atrocity: BDS Takes Off | p. 205 |
| Leadership, Reference, and the Role of Israeli Anticolonialists: Omar Barghouti Interviewed | p. 217 |
| Conclusion: If Not Now, When? | p. 225 |
| Appendixes | |
| Call for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (2004) | p. 235 |
| BDS Call (2005): Palestinian Civil Society Calls for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions against Israel Until It Complies with International Law and Universal Principles of Human Rights | p. 239 |
| PACBI Guidelines for the International Academic Boycott of Israel | p. 249 |
| PACBI Guidelines for the International Cultural Boycott of Israel | p. 257 |
| Notes | p. 263 |
| Acknowledgment/Sources | p. 304 |
| Index | p. 306 |
| Table of Contents provided by Ingram. All Rights Reserved. |
An electronic version of this book is available through VitalSource.
This book is viewable on PC, Mac, iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, and most smartphones.
By purchasing, you will be able to view this book online, as well as download it, for the chosen number of days.
Digital License
You are licensing a digital product for a set duration. Durations are set forth in the product description, with "Lifetime" typically meaning five (5) years of online access and permanent download to a supported device. All licenses are non-transferable.
More details can be found here.
A downloadable version of this book is available through the eCampus Reader or compatible Adobe readers.
Applications are available on iOS, Android, PC, Mac, and Windows Mobile platforms.
Please view the compatibility matrix prior to purchase.