The optimist : a social biography of Tawfiq Zayyad / Tamir Sorek.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sorek, Tamir, author.

Series:

Stanford studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic societies and cultures.

Stanford Studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic Societies and Cultures

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Zayyād, Tawfīq.

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

Arab-Israeli conflict.

Nationalists--Palestine--Biography.

Nationalists.

Poets, Palestinian Arab--Biography.

Poets, Palestinian Arab.

Politicians--Palestine--Biography.

Politicians.

Palestine--Politics and government--1948-.

Palestine.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (262 pages).

Place of Publication:

Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2020]

Summary:

Tawfiq Zayyad (1929–94) was a renowned Palestinian poet and a committed communist activist. For four decades, he was a dominant figure in political life in Israel, as a local council member, mayor of Nazareth, and member of the Israeli parliament. Zayyad personified the collective struggle of the Palestinian citizens of Israel, challenging the military government following the creation of the state of Israel, leading the 1976 nationwide strike against land confiscation, and tirelessly protesting Israeli military occupation after 1967. With this book, Tamir Sorek offers the first biography of this charismatic figure. Zayyad's life was one of balance and contradiction—between his revolutionary writings as Palestinian patriotic poet and his pragmatic political work in the Israeli public sphere. He was uncompromising in his protest of injustices against the Palestinian people, but always committed to a universalist vision of Arab-Jewish brotherhood. It was this combination of traits that made Zayyad an exceptional leader—and makes his biography larger than the man himself to offer a compelling story about Palestinians and the state of Israel.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

PROLOGUE

Chapter 1. COMMUNISM AND ANTICOLONIALISM

Chapter 2. STEADFASTNESS

Chapter 3. BADGES OF MODERNITY

Chapter 4. IN THE CROSSFIRE

Chapter 5. MUNICIPAL STRUGGLES

Chapter 6. NATIONAL LEADERSHIP

Chapter 7. CHILDREN IN THE BATTLEFIELD

Chapter 8. A SECULAR HOLY WARRIOR

Chapter 9. A SPOKE IN THE WHEEL OF HISTORY

Chapter 10. OSLO

EPILOGUE

Acknowledgments

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781503612747

1503612740

OCLC:

1224278665