The Palestine Nakba: Decolonising History, Narrating the Subaltern, Reclaiming Memory - Couverture souple

Masalha, Nur

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1848139705 ISBN 13 : 9781848139701

Editeur : Zed Books Ltd, 2012

Synopsis

Unusual book

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

In 2009 Palestinians commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Nakba - the most traumatic catastrophe that ever befell them. The book explores ways of remembering and commemorating the Nakba, dealing with the issue within the context of Palestinian oral history, 'social history from below', narratives of memory and the formation of collective identity. Masalha argues that to write more truthfully about the Nakba is not just to practice a professional historiography but a moral imperative. The struggles of the ordinary refugees to publicise the truth about the Nakba is a vital way of protecting the refugees' rights and keeping the hope for peace with justice alive. ----- With the history, rights and needs of the Palestinian refugees being excluded from recent Middle East peacemaking efforts and with the failure of both the Israeli state and international community to acknowledge the Nakba, '1948' as an 'ethnic cleansing' continues to underpin the Palestine-Israel conflict. This book is vital for a real understanding of the Israel-Palestine conflict.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Dr Nur Masalha is a Senior Lecturer and Director of Holy Land Research Project, St.Mary's College, University of Surrey, UK. He is Editor of "Holy Land Studies: A Multidisciplinary Journal" (published by Edinburgh University Press).

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Zed Books Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1848139705
• ISBN 13: 9781848139701
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 296