
Beyond Intifada
Narratives of Freedom Fighters in the Gaza Strip
Praeger Publishers Inc
Published on 30. March 2003
Book
Hardback
176 pages
978-0-275-97129-8 (ISBN)
Description
This book presents the personal narratives of six Palestinians-four men and two women-whose stories are central to describing the greater Palestinian plight in the Gaza Strip, the Intifada, the beginning of the 1993 peace process, and beyond. Each Palestinian has related crucial events in his or her life story, and by reading their accounts, we come to see the struggle through their eyes and put a human face on events that Western media and consciousness have only partially explored.
The story of the Intifada in the Gaza Strip, with its tragic and inspiring outcomes, is slowly fading from the world's collective memory. In the final weeks of 1987, however, this small strip of land became the major battleground of what the authors consider one of the few authentic national rebellions of the second half of the 20th century. This book presents the personal narratives of six Palestinians-four men and two women-whose stories are central to describing the greater Palestinian plight in the Gaza Strip, the Intifada, the beginning of the 1993 peace process, and beyond.
Each Palestinian has related crucial events in his or her life story, and by reading their accounts, we come to see the struggle through their eyes and put a human face on events that Western media and consciousness have only partially explored. This book is an important corrective for scholars, students, researchers, and the general reading public concerned about the contemporary Middle East and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
The story of the Intifada in the Gaza Strip, with its tragic and inspiring outcomes, is slowly fading from the world's collective memory. In the final weeks of 1987, however, this small strip of land became the major battleground of what the authors consider one of the few authentic national rebellions of the second half of the 20th century. This book presents the personal narratives of six Palestinians-four men and two women-whose stories are central to describing the greater Palestinian plight in the Gaza Strip, the Intifada, the beginning of the 1993 peace process, and beyond.
Each Palestinian has related crucial events in his or her life story, and by reading their accounts, we come to see the struggle through their eyes and put a human face on events that Western media and consciousness have only partially explored. This book is an important corrective for scholars, students, researchers, and the general reading public concerned about the contemporary Middle East and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
Interest Age: From 7 to 17 years
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
435 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-275-97129-8 (9780275971298)
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Persons
HAIM GORDON is Professor of Education at Ben Gurion University, Beer Sheva, Israel. He is the editor, coeditor or author of 17 earlier books.
RIVCA GORDON is the Director of the Foundation for Democratic Education in Israel and is an independent scholar who has coauthored or edited several earlier books.
TAHER SHRITEH is a freelance journalist who has worked for CBS, BBC, The New York Times, and Reuters in the Gaza Strip.
RIVCA GORDON is the Director of the Foundation for Democratic Education in Israel and is an independent scholar who has coauthored or edited several earlier books.
TAHER SHRITEH is a freelance journalist who has worked for CBS, BBC, The New York Times, and Reuters in the Gaza Strip.
Content
Introduction
Background
The Gaza Strip: An Overview
Rivca Gordon and Haim Gordon
Narratives of Freedom Fighters
Tahani Abu Daqa
Tawfik Abu Khousa
Nehad Mansour
Nema El Helo
Taher Shriteh
Mahmoud Zahar
Beyond Intifada
The New Intifada and Israel's War Crimes
A Just Peace
Appendix
Further Reading
Index
Background
The Gaza Strip: An Overview
Rivca Gordon and Haim Gordon
Narratives of Freedom Fighters
Tahani Abu Daqa
Tawfik Abu Khousa
Nehad Mansour
Nema El Helo
Taher Shriteh
Mahmoud Zahar
Beyond Intifada
The New Intifada and Israel's War Crimes
A Just Peace
Appendix
Further Reading
Index