De Gruyter Publishers

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De Gruyter Publishers has many free academic books epub/pdf available;for example the following.

Zionist Israel and the Question of Palestine
Jewish Statehood and the History of the Middle East Conflict



Description from the Publisher

Aims and Scope
After half a century of occupation and tremendous costs of the conflict, Israel is still struggling with the idea of a Palestinian state in what is often perceived as the Biblical Eretz Israel. Mapping Zionism, enemy images, peace and war policies, as well as democracy within the Jewish State, the present study offers original insights into Israel’s role in this conflict. By analyzing Israeli history, politics and security-oriented political culture as it has been evolving from 1948 on, this book reveals the ideological and political structures of a Zionist-oriented state and society. In doing so, it uncovers the abyss between the Zionist vision of Eretz Israel on the one hand and the aspiration to achieve normalization, peace and security on the other. In view of this conflict-laden bi-national reality, the Palestinian question is identified as the Achilles‘ heel of Jewish statehood in the Land of Israel. Thus, Zionist Israel and the Question of Palestine provides a fresh, innovative, critical and yet accessible perspective on one of the most controversial issues in contemporary history

Hundreds of other books are available (some in foreign language) for free at the link below

Open Access Books
More than 260 years of publishing experience does not make De Gruyter slow to innovation. In fact, De Gruyter strongly supports new advances in book publishing and prizes itself with launching one of the first fully open access book programs.

According to the Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB), De Gruyter is the largest independent academic publisher of open access books.