Freedom is a place : the struggle for sovereignty in Palestine / Ron J. Smith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smith, Ron J., author.

Series:

Geographies of justice and social transformation ; 50.

Geographies of justice and social transformation ; 50

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Israel-Arab War, 1967--Occupied territories.

Israel-Arab War, 1967.

Israel--Politics and government.

Israel.

Politics and government.

West Bank--Politics and government.

West Bank.

Gaza Strip--Politics and government.

Gaza Strip.

Israel--Ethnic relations.

Ethnic relations.

Military occupation.

Physical Description:

viii, 270 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Athens : The University of Georgia Press, [2020]

Summary:

"Freedom Is a Place gives readers a snapshot of everyday life in the 1967 oPt (occupied Palestinian territories). A project of subaltern geopolitics, it helps both new and seasoned scholars of the region better understand occupation: its purpose, varied manifestations, and on-the-ground functions. This personal study brings to light how large-scale geopolitics play havoc with the lives of ordinary people and how people resist and endure. Using data collected over a decade of fieldwork, Ron J. Smith situates the everyday realities of the occupation within the larger project of Zionism. He explores the attempts to codify a temporary condition like occupation into permanency. Smith insists that occupation be understood as a changing process, not a singular event, and to explain its longevity, he argues that we must uncover the particular geographical and political dynamism at hand. Through careful use of interviews and participant observation, Smith reveals how the varied practices of occupation transform daily life into a prison. He also helps bring to light everyday narratives illustrating how people mobilize claims to freedom and sovereignty to maintain life under occupation. Freedom Is a Place uncovers how lessons from Israel's seventy-plus-years occupation are used by other states to oppress restive populations. At the same time, Smith identifies how these lessons also can be mobilized to create new spaces and strategies toward achieving liberation"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1. Historical Geographies of Dispossession in Palestine

2. Geographical Modes of Occupation

3. Sovereignty and Safety

4. Turning Back the Clock

5. A Political Economy of Land and Labor in Palestine

6. "Freedom Has No Meaning Here".

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Smith, Ron J., Freedom is a place

ISBN:

9780820357577

082035757X

9780820357560

0820357561

OCLC:

1123231600