Description
2012 marks the 63rd anniversary of the Nakba - the most traumatic catastrophe that ever befell Palestinians. This book explores new ways of remembering and commemorating the Nakba. In the context of Palestinian oral history, it explores 'social history from below', subaltern narratives of memory and the formation of collective identity. Masalha argues that to write more truthfully about the Nakba is not just to practise a professional historiography but an ethical imperative. The struggles of ordinary refugees to recover and publicly assert the truth about the Nakba is a vital way of protecting their rights and keeping the hope for peace with justice alive.
This book is essential for understanding the place of the Palestine Nakba at the heart of the Israel-Palestine conflict and the vital role of memory in narratives of truth and reconciliation.Author: Nur Masalha
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: 02/09/2012
Pages: 296
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.79lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9781848139701
ISBN10: 1848139705
BISAC Categories:
- History | Middle East | General
- History | Social History
- History | Historiography
About the Author
Nur Masalha is Professor of Religion and Politics and Director of the Centre for Religion and History at St. Mary's University College, UK.
Nur Masalha is Professor of Religion and Politics and Director of the Centre for Religion and History at St. Mary's University College, UK.