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

"The history of the Palestinians over the last half century has been one of turmoil, a people living under occupation or exiled from their homeland. Theirs has been at times a tragic story, but also one of resistance, heroism, and nationalist aspiration. Laleh Khalili's fascinating and uns...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Khalili, Laleh
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007.
Series:Cambridge Middle East studies ; 27.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Transnational movements and discourses
  • Palestinian lives and local institutions in the camps of Lebanon
  • Forms of commemoration
  • Contents of commemoration : narratives of heroism, suffering, and sumud
  • Guerrillas and martyrs : the evolution of national "heroes"
  • Between battles and massacres : commemorating violent events
  • Commemoration in the occupied Palestinian territories.