{"product_id":"imagining-palestine-by-tahrir-hamdi-9780755649419","title":"Imagining Palestine","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the Counter Current Award at the 2023 Palestine Book Awards\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAll national identities are somewhat fluid, held together by collective beliefs and practices as much as official territory and borders. In the context of the Palestinians, whose national status in so many instances remains unresolved, the articulation and \u003cem\u003eimagination\u003c\/em\u003e of national identity is particularly urgent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eImagining Palestine\u003c\/em\u003e explores the ways that Palestinian intellectuals, artists, activists, and ordinary citizens ‘imagine’ their homeland, examining the works of key Palestinian and other thinkers and writers such as Edward Said, Ghassan Kanafani, Naji Al Ali, Mahmoud Darwish, Mourid Barghouti, Radwa Ashour, Suheir Hammad, and Susan Abulhawa.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDeploying decolonial and resistance concepts, such as Palestinian \u003cem\u003esumud\u003c\/em\u003e, Tahrir Hamdi argues that the imaginative construction of Palestine is a key element in the Palestinians’ ongoing struggle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAn interdisciplinary work drawing upon critical theory, postcolonial and decolonial studies, and literary analysis, this book will be of interest to students and scholars of Palestine and Middle East studies and Arabic literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PTY Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47596651184364,"sku":"9780755649419","price":65.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780755649419-imagining-palestine.jpg?v=1777934366","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/imagining-palestine-by-tahrir-hamdi-9780755649419","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}