An Oral History of the Palestinian Nakba

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Synopsis
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.
Copyright:
2018

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:
9781786993526
Related ISBNs:
9781786993502
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Nahla Abdo and Nur Masalha
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
History, Nonfiction, Education, Social Studies, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics, Politics and Government
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:
Doctor Nahla Abdo
Edited by:
Nur Masalha

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