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Israeli and Palestinian Identities in History and Literatureby Kamal Abdel-Malek
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:In this groundbreaking volume, scholars from the fields of literature, history, political science, and sociology come together to exchange new insights on the Arab-Israeli conflict. They examine how events in the region since the 1940s have affected Israeli and Palestinian concepts of identity, on either side of the cease-fire lines of 1949 and in exile communities in the region and abroad. As the Palestinian poet Fawaz Turki says, "History and history-making is everyone’s milieu in our part of the world," and the contributors reveal the extent to which politics and history inform the Israeli and Palestinian literary imagination. Book News Annotation:Scholars from the fields of literature, history, political science,
and sociology share new insights on the Arab-Israeli conflict. They
examine how events in the region since the 1940s have affected Israel
and Palestinian concepts of identity on both sides of the cease-fire
lines of 1949 and in exile communities in the region and abroad. They
interweave historical documents, public opinion surveys, film,
fiction, and poetry to reveal the extent to which politics and
history inform the Israeli and Palestinian literary imagination.
Concludes with a roundtable discussion. Material is drawn from papers
and discussions at an April 1997 conference. Abdel-Malek is
professor of Arabic and Islamic studies at the University of Alberta,
Canada. Jacobson is professor of Judaic studies at Brown University.
Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Synopsis:"In this volume, scholars from the fields of literature, history, political science, and sociology come together to exchange new insights on the Arab-Israeli conflict. They examine how events in the region since the 1940s have affected Israeli and Palestinian concepts of identity, on both sides of the cease-fire lines of 1949 and in exile communities in the region and abroad. The essays conclude with a roundtable discussion, a rare opportunity for scholars in Israeli and Palestinian studies to share each other's understanding of what is central to the identities of each of these peoples."--BOOK JACKET.
About the AuthorKamal Abdel-Malek is Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature at Brown University. David C. Jacobson is Associate Professor of Judaic Studies at Brown University. Table of ContentsPart I: Turning Points in the Dynamic Process of Identity Definition and Redefinition * The Land Question and Palestinian Entity-Consciousness--Muhammad Muslih * State Formation, Identity, and Civil Society in Palestine--Salim Tamari * The Advances and Limits of the Israelization of Israel’s Palestinian Citizens--Sammy Smooha * The Others in Israeli Cinema of the 1940s and 1950s--Nurith Gertz * Victimhood and Identity--Neil Caplan * The Roots of Peacemaking--Yoav Peled & Gershom Shafir * Part II: Israeli and Palestinian Identities in Fiction and Poetry * Israeli Soldiers and Their Arab Enemies in Israeli Fiction of the 1948 and 1956 Wars--David C. Jacobson * Adumbrations of the Israeli "Identity Crisis" in Hebrew Literature of the 1960s--Arnold J. Band * The Other Face--Ami Elad-Bouskila * Identity and Change--Issa Boullata & Mahmud Darwish * Palestinian Identity in Literature--Salma Jayyusi * Living on Border Lines--Kamal Abdel-Malek * The Literary Imagination, National Struggle, and the Fragmentation of Identity in Palestinian Society--Fawaz Turki * Part III: Round-Table Discussion of Issues in Israeli and Palestinian Identities: Kamal Abdel-Malek, Arnold J. Band, Issa Boullata, Neil Caplan, Ami Elad-Bouskila, Nurith Gertz, David C. Jacobson, Salma Khadra Jayyusi, Yoav Peled, Sammy Smooha & Fawaz Turki Part I: Turning Points in the Dynamic Process of Identity Definition and Redefinition * The Land Question and Palestinian Entity-Consciousness--Muhammad Muslih * State Formation, Identity, and Civil Society in Palestine--Salim Tamari * The Advances and Limits of the Israelization of Israel’s Palestinian Citizens--Sammy Smooha * The Others in Israeli Cinema of the 1940s and 1950s--Nurith Gertz * Victimhood and Identity--Neil Caplan * The Roots of Peacemaking--Yoav Peled & Gershom Shafir * Part II: Israeli and Palestinian Identities in Fiction and Poetry * Israeli Soldiers and Their Arab Enemies in Israeli Fiction of the 1948 and 1956 Wars--David C. Jacobson * Adumbrations of the Israeli "Identity Crisis" in Hebrew Literature of the 1960s--Arnold J. Band * The Other Face--Ami Elad-Bouskila * Identity and Change--Issa Boullata & Mahmud Darwish * Palestinian Identity in Literature--Salma Jayyusi * Living on Border Lines--Kamal Abdel-Malek * The Literary Imagination, National Struggle, and the Fragmentation of Identity in Palestinian Society--Fawaz Turki * Part III: Round-Table Discussion of Issues in Israeli and Palestinian Identities: Kamal Abdel-Malek, Arnold J. Band, Issa Boullata, Neil Caplan, Ami Elad-Bouskila, Nurith Gertz, David C. Jacobson, Salma Khadra Jayyusi, Yoav Peled, Sammy Smooha & Fawaz Turki What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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