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Popular resistance in Palestine : a history of hope and empowerment Mazin B. Qumsiyeh

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : Pluto Press, c2011.Description: ix, 290 p. : ill. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 9780745330693
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 956.9405 23
LOC classification:
  • DS125 .Q55 2011
Contents:
Introduction -- What we want : plurality, justice, human rights -- The logic of popular resistance -- The local context of popular resistance -- Popular resistance during Ottoman rule -- Balfour, Al-Buraq and the Zionist build-up, 1917-35 -- The Great Revolt of 1936-39 -- Devastation to Nakba, 1939-48 -- From Nakba to Naksa, 1948-67 -- One state of oppression, 1967-86 -- Intifadet Al-Hijara, 1987-91 -- Madrid, Oslo and the Al-Aqsa Intifada -- Boycotts, divestments and sanctions -- Conclusions and outlook for the future -- Appendix : local civil resistance nonviolent struggle groups.
Summary: The Western media paint Palestinian resistance against Israeli occupation as exclusively violent: armed resistance, suicide bombings, and rocket attacks. In reality these methods are the exception to what is a peaceful and creative resistance movement. In this fascinating book, Dr Mazin Qumsiyeh synthesises data from hundreds of original sources to provide the most comprehensive study of civil resistance in Palestine.The book contains hundreds of stories of the heroic and highly innovative methods of resistance employed by the Palestinians over more than 100 years. The author also analyses the successes, failures, missed opportunities and challenges facing ordinary Palestinians as they struggle for freedom against incredible odds. This is the only book to critically and comparatively study the uprisings of 1920-21, 1929, 1936-9, 1970s, 1987-1991 and 2000-2006.The compelling human stories told in this book will inspire people of all faiths and political backgrounds to chart a better and more informed direction for a future of peace with justice.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

The Western media paint Palestinian resistance against Israeli occupation as exclusively violent: armed resistance, suicide bombings, and rocket attacks. In reality these methods are the exception to what is a peaceful and creative resistance movement. In this fascinating book, Dr Mazin Qumsiyeh synthesises data from hundreds of original sources to provide the most comprehensive study of civil resistance in Palestine.The book contains hundreds of stories of the heroic and highly innovative methods of resistance employed by the Palestinians over more than 100 years. The author also analyses the successes, failures, missed opportunities and challenges facing ordinary Palestinians as they struggle for freedom against incredible odds. This is the only book to critically and comparatively study the uprisings of 1920-21, 1929, 1936-9, 1970s, 1987-1991 and 2000-2006.The compelling human stories told in this book will inspire people of all faiths and political backgrounds to chart a better and more informed direction for a future of peace with justice.

Introduction -- What we want : plurality, justice, human rights -- The logic of popular resistance -- The local context of popular resistance -- Popular resistance during Ottoman rule -- Balfour, Al-Buraq and the Zionist build-up, 1917-35 -- The Great Revolt of 1936-39 -- Devastation to Nakba, 1939-48 -- From Nakba to Naksa, 1948-67 -- One state of oppression, 1967-86 -- Intifadet Al-Hijara, 1987-91 -- Madrid, Oslo and the Al-Aqsa Intifada -- Boycotts, divestments and sanctions -- Conclusions and outlook for the future -- Appendix : local civil resistance nonviolent struggle groups.

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