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Holy Land in Transit: Colonialism and the Quest for Canaan (Middle East Studies Beyond Dominant Paradigms)
Steven Salaita
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Description for Holy Land in Transit: Colonialism and the Quest for Canaan (Middle East Studies Beyond Dominant Paradigms)
Hardcover. Draws a comparison between the dynamics of settler colonialism in the United States in regard to Native Americans and Israel in regard to the Palestinians, revealing the way in which politics influences literary production. This work also identifies the commonalities in the myths and rationales employed by both groups. Series: Middle East Beyond Dominant Paradigms S. Num Pages: 216 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
Steven Salaita’s ambitious and thought-provoking work compares the dynamics of settler colonialism in the United States related to Native Americans with the circumstances in Israel related to the Palestinians, revealing the way in which politics influences literary production.
The author’s original approach is based not on similarities between the two disparate settler regions but rather on similarities between the rhetoric employed by early colonialists in North America and that employed by Zionist immigrants in Palestine. Meticulously examining histories, theories, and literary depictions of colonialism and interethnic dialects, Salaita identifies the commonalities in the myths employed by both groups as ... Read more
Steven Salaita’s ambitious and thought-provoking work compares the dynamics of settler colonialism in the United States related to Native Americans with the circumstances in Israel related to the Palestinians, revealing the way in which politics influences literary production.
The author’s original approach is based not on similarities between the two disparate settler regions but rather on similarities between the rhetoric employed by early colonialists in North America and that employed by Zionist immigrants in Palestine. Meticulously examining histories, theories, and literary depictions of colonialism and interethnic dialects, Salaita identifies the commonalities in the myths employed by both groups as ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
Series
Middle East Beyond Dominant Paradigms S.
Number of Pages
246
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780815631255
SKU
V9780815631255
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About Steven Salaita
Steven Salaita is assistant professor of English at Virginia Tech. He is the author of Anti-Arab Racism in the U.S.A. and Arab American Fictions, Cultures, and, Politics.
Reviews for Holy Land in Transit: Colonialism and the Quest for Canaan (Middle East Studies Beyond Dominant Paradigms)
The deftness with which Steven Salaita decodes the densely-packed Eurosupremacist narratives by which we have come to disapprehend the reality we inhabit is astonishing, on par in many respects with the work of Edward Said, Richard Drinnon and Anne McClintock. The Holy Land in Transit is an essential offering by one of the most promising - indeed, exiting - young ... Read more