An Oral History of the Palestinian Nakba by Doctor Nahla Abdo (English) Paperbac

Description: An Oral History of the Palestinian Nakba by Doctor Nahla Abdo, Nur Masalha A definitive study of the Palestinian Nakba, interweaving oral testimony from 1948 and the present day to reveal an ongoing process aimed at the erasure of Palestinian history and memory. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description In 2018, Palestinians mark the 70th anniversary of the Nakba, when over 750,000 people were uprooted and forced to flee their homes in the early days of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Even today, the bitterness and trauma of the Nakba remains raw, and it has become the pivotal event both in the shaping of Palestinian identity and in galvanising the resistance to occupation.Unearthing an unparalleled body of rich oral testimony, An Oral History of the Palestinian Nakba tells the story of this epochal event through the voices of the Palestinians who lived it, uncovering remarkable new insights both into Palestinian experiences of the Nakba and into the wider dynamics of the ongoing conflict. Drawing together Palestinian accounts from 1948 with those of the present day, the book confronts the idea of the Nakba as an event consigned to the past, instead revealing it to be an ongoing process aimed at the erasure of Palestinian memory and history. In the process, each unique and wide-ranging contribution leads the way for new directions in Palestinian scholarship. Author Biography Nahla Abdo is professor of sociology at Carleton University, Canada. She has previously worked as a consultant on gender and womens rights for the United Nations, the European Union, and the Palestinian Ministry for Womens Affairs. Her previous books include Captive Revolution (2014) and Women in Israel: Gender, Race and Citizenship (Zed 2011).Nur-eldeen (Nur) Masalha is a Palestinian historian and a member of the Centre for Palestine Studies at SOAS, University of London. He was previously a professor of religion and politics at St Marys University, and a research fellow at the Institute for Palestine Studies in Washington D.C. His previous books include The Palestine Nakba (Zed 2012) and The Bible and Zionism (Zed 2007). Table of Contents Introduction - Nahla Abdo and Nur MasalhaPart I: Theorizing the Nakba and Oral History1.Decolonising Methodology, Reclaiming Memory: Palestinian Oral Histories and Memories of the Nakba - Nur Masalha2.Feminism, Indigenousness and Settler Colonialism: Oral History, Memory and the Nakba - Nahla AbdoPart II: Between Epistemology and Ontology: Nakba Embodiment3.What Bodies Remember: Sensory Experience as Historical Counterpoint in the Nakba Archive - Diana Allan4.The Time of Small Returns: Affect and Resistance During the Nakba - Lena JayyusiPart III: Archiving the Nakba through Palestinian Refugee Womens Voices5.Nakbah Silencing and the Challenge of Palestinian Oral History - Rosemary Sayigh6.Shufat Refugee Camp Women Authenticate an Old Nakba and Frame Something New while Narrating It - Laura Khoury7.Gender Representation of Oral History: Palestinian Women Narrating the Stories of their Displacement - Faiha Abdel-HadiPart IV: The Nakba and 48 Palestinians8.The Ongoing Nakba: Urban Palestinian Survival in Haifa - Himmat Zubi9.Suffourieh: A Continuous Tragedy - Amina Qablawi Nasrallah10.The Sons and Daughters of Eilaboun - Hisham Zreiq11.This Is Your Fathers Land: Palestinian Bedouin Women Encounter the Nakba in the Naqab - Safa Abu-RabiaPart V: Documenting Nakba Narratives from the Gaza Strip and the Shatat12.The Young Do Not Forget - Mona Al-Farra13.Gaza Remembers: Narratives of Displacement in Gazas Oral History - Malaka Mohammad Shwaikh14.Besieging the Cultural Siege: Mapping Narratives of Nakba through Orality and Repertoires of Resistance - Chandni Desai Review [A] groundbreaking anthology on the 1948 Palestinian dispossession, which saw hundreds of Palestinian villages destroyed and depopulated, and over 750,000 Palestinians transformed into stateless refugees ... This book should be read by anyone with an interest in the field and will be a highly valuable addition to courses on the history of the Nakba and Palestine, as well as to those pertaining to oral history; memory and trauma studies; human rights; and postcolonial, feminist, and Indigenous critical studies. * Journal of Palestine Studies *Apart from its prestige as an academic work that stays authentic to the voice of the Palestinian people, the book is also home to a simple truth…: "I am Palestinian, and I do not have another land". * Middle East Monitor *A passionate and ambitious work of politically engaged scholarship that positions itself as an actor in the fight to change the world. This is cultural activism at its best. * Ahdaf Soueif, author of Cairo: My City, Our Revolution *A landmark intervention, this cross-disciplinary book provides innovative analytical frameworks for studying the persistent erasure of Palestine. This insightful and comprehensive work proposes alternative ways of knowing and telling, rearticulating the Nakba as an ongoing process of dispossession. * Ella Shohat, NYU, and author of On the Arab-Jew, Palestine, and Other Displacements *An impressive collection and a very significant contribution to the scholarly work on the oral history of the Nakba. * Ilan Pappé, co-editor of Israel and South Africa: The Many Faces of Apartheid *Reveals the full magnificence of Palestinian responses to Israels systematic post-1948 programme of memoricide. Abdo and Masalha are here establishing a new interdisciplinary field, Nakba Studies, in which Palestinians become subjects and agents in their own history. * John Docker, University of Western Australia *A wide-ranging collection by leading oral historians, its moving first person narratives confirm the reparative force of listening to voices which have been silenced in the ongoing colonization of Palestine. * Lila Abu-Lughod, Columbia University *Moving and acutely observed, this timely and necessary anthology is an indispensable addition for all readers concerned with the Israeli colonisation of Palestine. * Ronit Lentin, author of Thinking Palestine *Breathtaking in scope, its compelling essays complicate our understanding of the Nakba, rendering it both more visceral and historically profound. It is an invaluable contribution to oral history, gender studies and the broader genre of genocide studies. * Sherna Berger Gluck, Director Emerita of the Oral History Program, California State University * Promotional A definitive study of the Palestinian Nakba, interweaving oral testimony from 1948 and the present day to reveal an ongoing process aimed at the erasure of Palestinian history and memory. Long Description In 2018, Palestinians mark the 70th anniversary of theNakba, when over 750,000 people were uprooted and forced to flee their homes inthe early days of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Even today, the bitternessand trauma of the Nakba remains raw, and it has become the pivotal event bothin the shaping of Palestinian identity and in galvanising the resistance tooccupation. Unearthing anunparalleled body of rich oral testimony, AnOral History of the Palestinian Nakba tells the story of this epochal eventthrough the voices of the Palestinians who lived it, uncovering remarkable newinsights both into Palestinian experiences of the Nakba and into the widerdynamics of the ongoing conflict. Drawing together Palestinian accounts from1948 with those of the present day, the book confronts the idea of the Nakba asan event consigned to the past, instead revealing it to be an ongoing processaimed at the erasure of Palestinian memory and history. In the process, each uniqueand wide-ranging contribution leads the way for new directions in Palestinianscholarship. Review Quote A passionate and ambitious work of politically engaged scholarship that positions itself as an actor in the fight to change the world. This is cultural activism at its best. Ahdaf Soueif, author of Cairo: My City, Our Revolution An impressive collection and a very significant contribution to the scholarly work on the oral history of the Nakba. Ilan Papp Promotional "Headline" A definitive study of the Palestinian Nakba, interweaving oral testimony from 1948 and the present day to reveal an ongoing process aimed at the erasure of Palestinian history and memory. Feature Ties together Palestinian experiences from 1948 to the present, revealing the Nakba to be part of an ongoing process of cultural erasure, and a crucial aspect of Palestinian identity. Description for Sales People Ties together Palestinian experiences from 1948 to the present, revealing the Nakba to be part of an ongoing process of cultural erasure, and a crucial aspect of Palestinian identity. An interdisciplinary collection bringing together leading Palestinian scholars. Much of the current scholarship is confined to specific area studies and raw data. This book offers a wide-ranging study of the Nakba, using oral history as a means of identifying new directions and perspectives for Palestinian scholarship. Details ISBN1786993503 Year 2019 ISBN-10 1786993503 ISBN-13 9781786993502 Format Paperback Publication Date 2019-11-15 Pages 324 Language English UK Release Date 2019-11-15 Imprint Zed Books Ltd Country of Publication United Kingdom NZ Release Date 2019-11-15 Illustrations Bibliography Author Nur Masalha Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Alternative 9781786993526 Edited by Nur Masalha DEWEY 956.940520922 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education AU Release Date 2019-11-14 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:158255181;

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