Intifada : Palestine at the crossroads
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Intifada : Palestine at the crossroads
Praeger, 1990
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Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies, Kyoto Universityグローバル専攻
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Library, Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization遡
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Bibliography: p. [325]-327
Includes index
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Description
The theme is the struggle for Palestinian national liberation from `colonial' rule, of which the uprising since December 1987 is seen as the latest and most powerful phase. Most of the contributors are professionals in the occupied territories (in sociology, economics, political science, public health, etc.), and they write as scholars and firsthand observers as well as supporters of the intifada. There is much interesting material on the respective roles of villagers, urban workers, the merchant class and Palestinian women, as well as on the competing secular and Islamic wings of the nationalist movement.
Foreign Affairs
An unusually well-informed collection of 19 essays on the Palestinian uprising, or intifada, which has been underway since December 1987. The contributors know their subject and in composite they provide a clear, pithy (and sympathetic) picture of the economic, political, and social underpinnings of the uprising. Although the perspective is generally inside looking outward, there are several good chapters on the international aspects of the intifada. . . . Highly recommended for academic libraries. Choice
This edited volume presents a historical background of the occupation and its nature and ramifications to Palestinian nationalism. Its coverage also embraces the catalysts for and the revolutionary transformation of the Palestinian uprising and it includes an interim assessment of the achievements and failures of the Intifada. By relying on first-hand original Arabic and Hebrew sources, the book provides a comprehensive survey and analysis of the Palestinian uprising. Intifada's perspective is unique in that many of its contributors have been actual participants in the uprising as well as its professional observers.
Part I presents the setting and conditions that gave rise to the uprising, with an analysis of the nature of the occupation, a presentation of the colonial economic policies imposed by the Israelis and the development of the Palestinian political consciousness, and an analysis of the infrastructure of the resistance. Part II looks at the participants of the uprising from several different perspectives: refugee camps, villages, the role of women, the working class, petite bourgeoisie, religion, revolution, and the PLO. Part III examines the Intifada's implications on the Arab world, the United States, and the European community. Part IV examines the impact on the protagonists, Israel and the Palestinians. The conclusion takes a look at prospects for the future. This book should appeal to students and scholars of Middle East/Israeli-Arab relations.
Table of Contents
Preface Introduction: On Achieving Independence The Preconditions The Sociology of an Uprising: The Roots of the Intifada The Effects of Israeli Occupation on the Economy of the West Bank and Gaza Strip The Development of Political Consciousness Among Palestinians in the Occupied Territories, 1967-1987 The Emergence of an Infrastructure of Resistance: The Case of Health The Participants The Role of Refugee Camps Jeep Versus Bare Feet: The Villages in the Intifada From Salons to the Popular Committees: Palestinian Women, 1919-1989 Work and Action: The Role of the Working Class in the Uprising The Revolt of the Petite Bourgeoisie: Urban Merchants and the Palestinian Uprising The Islamic Movement and the Intifada The Revolutionary Transformation of the Palestinians Under Occupation "Discontented People" and "Outside Agitators": The PLO in the Palestinian Uprising Regional and International Reactions A Symmetry of Surrogates: Jordan's and Egypt's Response to Intifada The Intifada in American Public Opinion The European Community and The Middle East Conflict Impact on the Main Protagonists The Third Factor: Impact of the Intifada on Israel Palestinian Elites in the Occupied Territories: Stability and Change Through the Intifada Conclusion The Future in Light of the Past Appendix Selected Bibliography Index
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