Catastrophe Remembered: Palestine, Israel and the Internal Refugees: Essays in Memory of Edward W. Said - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1842776223 ISBN 13: 9781842776223

Publisher: Zed Books, 2005

Synopsis

The 1948 Palestine War is known to Israelis as 'the War of Independence'. But for Palestinians, the war is forever the Nakba, the 'catastrophe'. The war led to the creation of the State of Israel and the destruction of much of Palestininan society by the Zionist forces. Foir all Palestinians, the Nakba has become central to history, memory and identity. This book focuses on Palestinian internal refugees in Israel and internally displaced Palestinians across the Green LIne. It uses oral history and interviews to examine Palestinian identity and memory, indigenous rights, international protection, the 'right of return', and a just solution in Palestine/Israel.

Contributors include several distinguished authors and scholars such as William Dalrymple, Prof. Naseer Aruri, Dr. Ilan Pappe, Prof Isma'il Abu Sa'ad and Dr Nur Masalha.

About this title

About the Author:

Nur Masalha is a senior lecturer at St. Mary's College, University of Surrey.

Review:

"A work of enormous significance."--Hanan Ashrawi, Palestinian Legislative Council for Jerusalem

About this edition

• Publisher: Zed Books
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1842776223
• ISBN 13: 9781842776223
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 320
• Editor: Masalha Nur