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Voices of the Nakba

A Living History of Palestine
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Voices of the Nakba provides a compelling and personal account of the Palestinian experience surrounding the 1948 Nakba. Through a collection of testimonies and personal narratives, the book sheds light on the displacement, resilience, and enduring spirit of those affected during this pivotal moment in history. It offers a poignant and humanising perspective on the historical events and their long-lasting implications.
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If you're interested in exploring first-hand accounts of historical events and understanding the impact on individual lives, you might find this book appealing. It offers a poignant and powerful narrative of experiences during a pivotal moment in history, providing a human perspective on the broader historical and military context.

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Voices of the Nakba

First-generation Palestinian refugees recall life before and after the Nakba

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Winner of an English PEN Award 2021

During the 1948 war, more than 750,000 Palestinian Arabs fled or were violently expelled from their homes by Zionist militias. The legacy of the Nakba—which translates to 'disaster' or 'catastrophe'—lays bare the violence of the ongoing Palestinian plight.

Voices of the Nakba collects the stories of first-generation Palestinian refugees in Lebanon, documenting a watershed moment in the history of the modern Middle East through the voices of the people who lived through it.

The interviews, accompanied by commentary from leading scholars of Palestine and the Middle East, offer a vivid journey into the history, politics, and culture of Palestine, defining Palestinian popular memory on its own terms in all its plurality and complexity.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780745342917

Publisher: Pluto Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 20 September 2021

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Pluto Press

Illustration: 6 Halftones, black and white; 1 Maps

Contributors:

  • Afterword by Rosemary Sayigh
  • Edited by Diana Allan

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 26.0mm

Width: 150.0mm

Height: 230.0mm

Weight: 443g

Pages: 368

About the Author

Diana Allan is Associate Professor of Anthropology at McGill University. She is a filmmaker and the co-founder of the Nakba Archive. Her ethnography, Refugees of the Revolution: Experiences of Palestinian Exile, (Stanford University Press, 2013) won the MEMO Palestine academic book award and the American Anthropological Association, Middle East Section Award.

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