Heroes and martyrs of Palestine : the politics of national commemoration /

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Author / Creator:Khalili, Laleh.
Imprint:Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007.
Description:xi, 260 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
Series:Cambridge Middle East studies ; 27
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6326978
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ISBN:0521865123 (hardback : alk. paper)
9780521865128 (hardback : alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 228-252) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Transnational movements and discourses
  • 3. Palestinian lives and local institutions in the camps of Lebanon
  • 4. Forms of commemoration
  • 5. Contents of commemoration: narratives of heroism, suffering, and Sumud
  • 6. Guerrillas and martyrs: evolution of national 'heroes'
  • 7. Between battles and massacres: commemorating violent events
  • 8. Commemoration in the occupied Palestinian territories
  • 9. Conclusions
  • Bibliography