Popular resistance in Palestine : a history of hope and empowerment / Mazin B. Qumsiyeh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Qumsiyeh, Mazin B.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nonviolence--Palestine--History--20th century.

Nonviolence.

Arab-Israeli conflict--History--20th century.

Arab-Israeli conflict.

Jewish-Arab relations--History--20th century.

Jewish-Arab relations.

Palestine--History--20th century.

Palestine.

Palestine--Politics and government--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (304 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Pluto Press : Distributed in the United States of America by Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Western media paint Palestinian resistance against Israeli occupation as exclusively violent: armed resistance, suicide bombings, and rocket attacks. In reality these methods are the exception to what is a peaceful and creative resistance movement. In this fascinating book, Dr Mazin Qumsiyeh synthesises data from hundreds of original sources to provide the most comprehensive study of civil resistance in Palestine.The book contains hundreds of stories of the heroic and highly innovative methods of resistance employed by the Palestinians over more than 100 years. The author also analyses the successes, failures, missed opportunities and challenges facing ordinary Palestinians as they struggle for freedom against incredible odds. This is the only book to critically and comparatively study the uprisings of 1920-21, 1929, 1936-9, 1970's, 1987-1991 and 2000-2006.The compelling human stories told in this book will inspire people of all faiths and political backgrounds to chart a better and more informed direction for a future of peace with justice.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781783714261

1783714263

9781849645690

1849645698

OCLC:

929138685