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

• Pubblicazione: Bloomington : , : Indiana University Press, , 2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (293 p.)
• Disciplina: 956.95/3044
• Soggetto topico: Arab-Israeli conflict; Palestinian Arabs - Politics and government; Palestinian Arabs - Gaza Strip; Palestinian Arabs - West Bank
• Soggetto geografico: Israel Politics and government Congresses
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: DavisRochelle KirkMimi
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Palestine and the Palestinians in the 21st century
• ISBN: 0-253-01085-3; 0-253-01091-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910452658703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II