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Hidden Histories
Basem L. Ra'Ad
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Description for Hidden Histories
Paperback. A history of colonial interference in Palestine and the East Mediterranean that constructs a valuable and original historical and cultural narrative Num Pages: 288 pages, 28 photographs. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 135 x 18. Weight in Grams: 384.
For thousands of years, Palestine and the Eastern Mediterranean have been subject to constant colonial interference, which has disenfranchised the indigenous population from their own history. Basem L. Ra'ad uncovers this history and begins the process of reconnecting it with its rightful owners.
Orientalist ideologies, colonial projects and Zionist cultural takeovers have contributed profoundly to the revisionism of Palestine's history. Drawing upon research in archaeology, linguistics and history, Ra'ad dispels many of the myths relating to religions, languages, peoples and sites. What emerges from this recovery is the presence of native people, a forgotten, submerged and subaltern, ... Read more
For thousands of years, Palestine and the Eastern Mediterranean have been subject to constant colonial interference, which has disenfranchised the indigenous population from their own history. Basem L. Ra'ad uncovers this history and begins the process of reconnecting it with its rightful owners.
Orientalist ideologies, colonial projects and Zionist cultural takeovers have contributed profoundly to the revisionism of Palestine's history. Drawing upon research in archaeology, linguistics and history, Ra'ad dispels many of the myths relating to religions, languages, peoples and sites. What emerges from this recovery is the presence of native people, a forgotten, submerged and subaltern, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745328300
SKU
V9780745328300
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About Basem L. Ra'Ad
Basem L. Ra'ad is a Professor at Al-Quds University, Jerusalem. He is the author of Palestine and the Eastern Mediterranean (Pluto, 2010). He has been an editor and community organiser, and taught in various countries, including Canada, Bahrain and Lebanon.
Reviews for Hidden Histories
'Draws upon the latest research in archaeology, linguistics and history to expose how Palestine's past has been appropriated for orientalist and colonialist purposes.This is a brilliant tour-de-force of recovery, decolonisation, revision and inclusivity'
Hilton Obenzinger 'Seeks to restore the history of the Eastern Mediterranean from an interested sociology of knowledge. Particularly moving is the discussion of Palestinian epistemological self-colonisation, ... Read more
Hilton Obenzinger 'Seeks to restore the history of the Eastern Mediterranean from an interested sociology of knowledge. Particularly moving is the discussion of Palestinian epistemological self-colonisation, ... Read more