The Gaza Catastrophe - The Genocide in World-Historical Perspective

A leading expert delivers a powerful critique of the forces behind the Gaza war, tracing its roots to decades of rightward Israeli shifts, US complicity and global fallout. Gilbert Achcar unpacks the genocide's causes, consequences and the failures of the liberal world order.

About the author

Gilbert Achcar is Emeritus Professor of Development Studies and International Relations at SOAS, University of London. His many books, published in more than twenty languages, include The Clash of Barbarisms: The Making of the New World Disorder; Perilous Power: The Middle East and US Foreign Policy, with Noam Chomsky; The Arabs and the Holocaust: The Arab-Israeli War of Narratives; The People Want: A Radical Exploration of the Arab Uprising and The New Cold War: The United States, Russia and China, from Kosovo to Ukraine.

Product details

• Authors: Gilbert Achcar, Achcar Gilbert
• Publisher: Saqi Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.06.2025
• EAN: 9781849250917
• ISBN: 978-1-84925-091-7
• No. of pages: 240
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Middle Eastern history, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / General