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Crossing the Green Line between the West Bank and Israel
Avram S. Bornstein
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Description for Crossing the Green Line between the West Bank and Israel
Paperback. Crossing the Green Line Between the West Bank and Israel makes eloquent use of particular Palestinian experiences as the framework for a critique of the way borders work in the modern world. Series: The Ethnography of Political Violence Series. Num Pages: 184 pages, 18 illus. BIC Classification: JP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 300.
At the heart of the current Palestinian-Israeli struggle lies the question of territorial partition and the establishment of sovereignty. The Israeli government and the Palestinian Authority negotiated interim borders, but new permanent checkpoints and border closures became severe problems and contributed to the failure of negotiations and the eruption of a new uprising. Crossing the Green Line Between the West Bank and Israel is about passing through these checkpoints—specifically those that mark the Green Line, the geopolitical border separating the West Bank from Israel proper—and how their existence affects the daily life of West Bank Palestinians.
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
Series
The Ethnography of Political Violence Series
Number of Pages
184
Place of Publication
Pennsylvania, United States
ISBN
9780812217933
SKU
V9780812217933
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About Avram S. Bornstein
Avram S. Bornstein teaches anthropology at John Jay College, City University of New York.
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