Erased from space and consciousness : Israel and the depopulated Palestinian villages of 1948 /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Kadman, Noga, author.
Uniform title:	Be-tside ha-derekh uve-shule ha-todaʻah. English
Imprint:	Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2015]
Description:	xix, 256 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Israel-Arab War (1948-1949) Villages -- Israel -- History -- 20th century. Palestinian Arabs -- Israel. Israel-Arab War, 1948-1949 -- Destruction and pillage. Destruction and pillage. Palestinian Arabs. Rural conditions. Villages. Israel -- Rural conditions. Palestine -- History -- 1917-1948. Israel. Middle East -- Palestine. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10364935

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Other authors / contributors:	Yiftachel, Oren, 1956- author of foreword. Reider, Dimi, translator. Neiman, Ofer, translator.
ISBN:	9780253016706 0253016703 9780253016768 0253016762 9780253016829
Notes:	Translated from the Hebrew. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	"Hundreds of Palestinian villages were left empty across Israel when their residents became refugees after the 1948 war. Most of these villages were razed by the new State of Israel, their lands and property confiscated, but in dozens of others, communities of Jews were settled--many refugees in their own right. The state embarked upon a systematic effort of renaming and remaking the landscape, and the Arab presence was erased from official maps and histories. While most Israelis are familiar with the walls, ruins, and gardens that mark these sites today--almost half are located within tourist areas or national parks--they are unaware that Arab communities existed there within living memory. Using official documents, kibbutz publications, and visits to the former village sites, Noga Kadman reconstructs this history of erasure for all 418 depopulated villages. This is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and contemporary Israeli society"--Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents:

Foreword
Acknowledgments
Note on Transliteration
List of Abbreviations
Introduction
1. Depopulation, Demolition, and Repopulation of the Village Sites
2. National Identity, National Conflict, Space, and Memory
3. The Depopulated Villages as Viewed by Jewish Inhabitants
4. Naming and Mapping the Depopulated Village Sites
5. Depopulated Villages in Tourist and Recreational Sites
Conclusion: The Remains of the Past, a Look toward the Future
Appendix A. Maps and Lists of the Depopulated Palestinian Villages
Appendix B. Official Names Given to Depopulated Palestinian Villages by the Government Names Committee
Appendix C. Mapping the Depopulated Palestinian Villages over the Decades
Notes
Bibliography
Index

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