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Throughout modern-day Israel, over four hundred Palestinian
villages were depopulated in the 1947-1949 war. With houses mostly
destroyed, mosques and churches put to other uses, and cemeteries
plowed under, Palestinian communities were left geographically
dispossessed. Palestinians have since carried their village names,
memories, and possessions with them into the diaspora, transforming
their lost past into local histories in the form of "village
memorial books". Numbering more than 100 volumes in print, these
books recount family histories, cultural traditions, and the
details of village life, revealing Palestinian history through the
eyes of Palestinians. Through a close examination of these books
and other commemorative activities, Palestinian Village Histories
reveals how history is written, recorded, and contested, as well as
the roles that Palestinian conceptions of their past play in
contemporary life. Moving beyond the grand narratives of 20th
century political struggles, this book analyzes individual and
collective historical accounts of everyday life in pre-1948
Palestinian villages as composed today from the perspectives of
these long-term refugees.
Recent developments in Palestinian political, economic, and
social life have resulted in greater insecurity and diminishing
confidence in Israel s willingness to abide by political agreements
or the Palestinian leadership s ability to forge consensus. This
volume examines the legacies of the past century, conditions of
life in the present, and the possibilities and constraints on
prospects for peace and self-determination in the future. These
historically grounded essays by leading scholars engage the issues
that continue to shape Palestinian society, such as economic
development, access to resources, religious transformation, and
political movements."
Throughout modern-day Israel, over four hundred Palestinian
villages were depopulated in the 1947-1949 war. With houses mostly
destroyed, mosques and churches put to other uses, and cemeteries
plowed under, Palestinian communities were left geographically
dispossessed. Palestinians have since carried their village names,
memories, and possessions with them into the diaspora, transforming
their lost past into local histories in the form of "village
memorial books". Numbering more than 100 volumes in print, these
books recount family histories, cultural traditions, and the
details of village life, revealing Palestinian history through the
eyes of Palestinians. Through a close examination of these books
and other commemorative activities, Palestinian Village Histories
reveals how history is written, recorded, and contested, as well as
the roles that Palestinian conceptions of their past play in
contemporary life. Moving beyond the grand narratives of 20th
century political struggles, this book analyzes individual and
collective historical accounts of everyday life in pre-1948
Palestinian villages as composed today from the perspectives of
these long-term refugees.
Recent developments in Palestinian political, economic, and
social life have resulted in greater insecurity and diminishing
confidence in Israel s willingness to abide by political agreements
or the Palestinian leadership s ability to forge consensus. This
volume examines the legacies of the past century, conditions of
life in the present, and the possibilities and constraints on
prospects for peace and self-determination in the future. These
historically grounded essays by leading scholars engage the issues
that continue to shape Palestinian society, such as economic
development, access to resources, religious transformation, and
political movements."
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