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Record Nr.

UNINA9910790687703321

Titolo

Palestine and the Palestinians in the 21st century / / edited by Rochelle Davis and Mimi Kirk

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bloomington : , : Indiana University Press, , 2013

ISBN

0-253-01085-3

0-253-01091-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (293 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

DavisRochelle

KirkMimi

Disciplina

956.95/3044

Soggetti

Arab-Israeli conflict

Palestinian Arabs - Politics and government

Palestinian Arabs - Gaza Strip

Palestinian Arabs - West Bank

Israel Politics and government Congresses

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowlegments; Introduction; Part 1: Colonial Projects and Twentieth-Century Currents; 1 The Zionist Colonization of Palestine in the Context of Comparative Settler Colonialism; 2 Colonial Occupation and Development in the West Bank and Gaza: Understanding the Palestinian Economy through the Work of Yusif Sayigh; 3 War, Peace, Civil War: A Pattern?; Part 2: Politics, Law, and Society: Twenty-First-Century Developments and Paradigms; 4 Palestinians Following the 2006 Legislative Election: A Critical Election?

5 Before Gaza, After Gaza: Examining the New Reality in Israel/Palestine6 The Legal Trajectory of the Palestinian Refugee Issue: From Exclusion to Ambiguity; 7 The Debate on Islamism and Secularism: The Case of Palestinian Women's Movements; 8 Other Worlds to Live In: Palestinian Retrievals of Religion and Tradition under Conditions of Chronic National Collapse; Part 3: Trajectories for the Future, Solutions for a State; 9 Palestine in the American Political Arena: Is a ""Reset"" Possible?; 10 Human Rights and the Rule of Law

11 Lessons for Palestine from Northern Ireland: Why George Mitchell



Couldn't Turn Jerusalem into Belfast12 One State: The Realistic Solution; Contributors; Index

Sommario/riassunto

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