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Occupied by memory : the Intifada generation and the Palestinian state of emergency / John Collins.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Collins, John.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Intifada, 1987-1993--Influence.
- Intifada, 1987-1993.
- Palestinian Arabs--West Bank--Social conditions.
- Palestinian Arabs.
- Palestinian Arabs--Gaza Strip--Social conditions.
- Youth, Palestinian Arab--West Bank--Political activity.
- Youth, Palestinian Arab.
- Youth, Palestinian Arab--Gaza Strip--Political activity.
- Memory--Political aspects.
- Memory.
- Memory--Social aspects.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (302 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Intifada generation and the Palestinian state of emergency
- Place of Publication:
- New York : New York University Press, 2004.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Occupied by Memory explores the memories of the first Palestinian intifada. Based on extensive interviews with members of the "intifada generation," those who were between 10 and 18 years old when the intifada began in 1987, the book provides a detailed look at the intifada memories of ordinary Palestinians. These personal stories are presented as part of a complex and politically charged discursive field through which young Palestinians are invested with meaning by scholars, politicians, journalists, and other observers. What emerges from their memories is a sense of a generation caught between a past that is simultaneously traumatic, empowering, and exciting-and a future that is perpetually uncertain. In this sense, Collins argues that understanding the stories and the struggles of the intifada generation is a key to understanding the ongoing state of emergency for the Palestinian people. The book will be of interest not only to scholars of the Middle East but also to those interested in nationalism, discourse analysis, social movements, and oral history.
- Contents:
- Front matter
- Contents
- Note on Transliteration
- Acknowledgments
- Prologue
- 1. Production Notes
- 2. “Gaza Is Ruled by a Child”
- 3. Between Romance and Tragedy
- 4. The Secret Locations of Memory
- 5. The Testing Grounds of Memory
- 6. “In the Beginning . . . but Afterward . . .”
- 7. Postscript
- Appendix
- Notes
- Glossary of Arabic Terms
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-266) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-8147-7242-0
- 1-4294-1394-8
- OCLC:
- 784884472
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