Palestinian Identity
The Construction of Modern National Consciousness
Published on 28. December 2009
Book
Hardback
352 pages
978-0-231-15074-3 (ISBN)
Description
This foundational text now features a new introduction by Rashid Khalidi reflecting on the significance of his work over the past decade and its relationship to the struggle for Palestinian nationhood. Khalidi also casts an eye to the future, noting the strength of Palestinian identity and social solidarity yet wondering whether current trends will lead to Palestinian statehood and independence.
Reviews / Votes
One of the pre-eminent historians of Palestinian nationalism. The Chronicle of Higher Education A major contribution to historical Palestinian nationalism. Foreign Affairs An impressive, thoughtful, layered, and well-documented study. Kirkus Pathbreaking. Library JournalMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Trade binding
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
572 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-231-15074-3 (9780231150743)
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Person
Rashid Khalidi is Edward Said Professor of Arab Studies at Columbia University. He is also the author of Under Siege: P. L.O. Decisionmaking During the 1982 War, The Iron Cage: The Story of the Palestinian Struggle for Statehood, and Sowing Crisis: The Cold War and American Dominance in the Middle East, and coeditor of The Origins of Arab Nationalism.
Content
Preface Introduction to the 2010 Reissue 1. Introduction 2. Contrasting Narratives of Palestinian Identity 3. Cultural Life and Identity in Late Ottoman Palestine: The Place of Jerusalem 4. Competing and Overlapping Loyalties in Ottoman Jerusalem 5. Elements of Identity I: Peasant Resistance to Zionist Settlement 6. Elements of Identity II: The Debate on Zionism in the Arabic Press 7. The Formation of Palestinian Identity: The Critical Years, 1917-1923 8. The "Disappearance" and Reemergence of Palestinian Identity Notes Bibliography Index