Davis, Rochelle.

Palestinian village histories : geographies of the displaced / Rochelle A. Davis.

Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2011.

xxiii, 328 pages : maps ; 24 cm

Stanford studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic societies and cultures

"Throughout modern-day Israel, over four hundred Palestinian villages were depopulated in the 1947-1949 war. With houses mostly destroyed, mosques and churches put to other uses, and cemeteries plowed under, Palestinian communities were left geographically dispossessed. Palestinians have since carried their village names, memories, and possessions with them into the diaspora, transforming their lost past into local histories in the form of "village memorial books". Numbering more than 100 volumes in print, these books recount family histories, cultural traditions, and the details of village life, revealing Palestinian history through the eyes of Palestinians. Through a close examination of these books and other commemorative activities, Palestinian Village Histories reveals how history is written, recorded, and contested, as well as the roles that Palestinian conceptions of their past play in contemporary life. Moving beyond the grand narratives of 20th century political struggles, this book analyzes individual and collective historical accounts of everyday life in pre-1948 Palestinian villages as composed today from the perspectives of these long-term refugees."--Publisher description.

9780804773126 (cloth ; alk. paper)
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Palestinian Arabs Historiography.
Villages Palestine Historiography.
Palestiniens Historiographie.
Villages Palestine Historiographie.
Villages Historiography.
Ortsgeschichtsschreibung
Palästinensischer Flüchtling
Vertreibung
Villages Israel Historiography.
Palestine History, Local.
Middle East Palestine.
Palästina
Israel History, Local.

Local history.

Stanford studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic societies and cultures.

Localisation: Bibliothèque main 270499
Cote: BIB 203256
Statut: Disponible