Palestine And The Palestinians - Softcover

Farsoun, Samih; Zacharia, Christina E.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0813327733 ISBN 13: 9780813327730

Publisher: Westview Press, 1998

Synopsis

Following the historic Oslo Accords between the PLO and Israel, the future status of the Palestinian population living under Israeli occupation since 1967 has taken center stage. Effectively negotiated out of the agreement is the right of return or of compensation for almost four million Palestinians in exile. This book argues that because these Accords formally sever the Palestinians' historical claims from the present, it is crucial to understand the larger historical and ideological context in which the claims arose.In this broad and richly textured analysis, the authors examine the social, economic, and political development of the people of Palestine from antiquity to the present. The book opens with an overview of Palestine's place in regional and global history. Subsequent chapters discuss Palestinian society before and after the catastrophic division of Palestine in 1948 and explore the forces and constraints affecting the formation of Palestinian national identity, as embodied in popular institutions, the PLO, and resistance movements. The final chapter considers the prospects for Palestinian self-determination and statehood despite the limitations imposed by the Oslo Accords, as well as Palestine's future viability.

About this title

About the Author:

Samih K. Farsoun is chair of the Department of Sociology at American University and is a member of the executive committee of the Center for Policy Analysis of Palestine. Christina E. Zacharia is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Sociology at American University. Christina E. Zacharia is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Sociology at American University.

Review:

"A brilliant achievement. By far the most comprehensive analysis of the political economy of Palestine and Palestinians in the twentieth century."

About this edition

• Publisher: Westview Press
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0813327733
• ISBN 13: 9780813327730
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 396