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Popular Resistance in Palestine: A History of Hope and Empowerment
Mazin B. Qumsiyeh
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Description for Popular Resistance in Palestine: A History of Hope and Empowerment
Paperback. A detailed yet engaging study showing that the vast majority of Palestinian resistance over the last 100 years has been peaceful and creative. Num Pages: 304 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBP; JPW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 134 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
Armed resistance, suicide bombings, and rocket attacks, populate the Western media's depiction of Palestinian resistance. Synthesising data from hundreds of original sources, Dr Mazin Qumsiyeh provides the most comprehensive study of the always creative, often peaceful, civil resistance in Palestine. Successes, failures, missed opportunities and challenges are chronicled through hundreds of stories from over 100 years of Palestinian resistance. The book critically and comparatively surveys uprisings under Ottoman rule, against the Balfour Declaration and the Oslo Accords, all the way up to the Boycotts, Divestments and Sanctions movement. The compelling human stories told ... Read more
Armed resistance, suicide bombings, and rocket attacks, populate the Western media's depiction of Palestinian resistance. Synthesising data from hundreds of original sources, Dr Mazin Qumsiyeh provides the most comprehensive study of the always creative, often peaceful, civil resistance in Palestine. Successes, failures, missed opportunities and challenges are chronicled through hundreds of stories from over 100 years of Palestinian resistance. The book critically and comparatively surveys uprisings under Ottoman rule, against the Balfour Declaration and the Oslo Accords, all the way up to the Boycotts, Divestments and Sanctions movement. The compelling human stories told ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Weight
375 g
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745330693
SKU
V9780745330693
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About Mazin B. Qumsiyeh
Mazin B. Qumsiyeh is a professor at Bethlehem and Birzeit Universities and works with a number of civil society organisations. He is the author of Popular Resistance in Palestine (Pluto, 2010) and Sharing the Land of Canaan (Pluto, 2004).
Reviews for Popular Resistance in Palestine: A History of Hope and Empowerment
'This sweeping account belongs on the bookshelves of Israelis who are fearful, Palestinians who are unsure of next steps, and a global community that has yet to take a meaningful stand for peace with justice. Anyone concerned about the future for all the peoples of the Middle East will take encouragement from his invigorating analysis'
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Mary Elizabeth King, professor ... Read more