The Fragmentation of Palestine
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The Fragmentation of Palestine by Joshua Rickard
This book examines processes of fragmentation that have altered the social dynamics of Palestinian society since the second intifada. With a specific focus on the city of Nablus and its outer laying areas, the book details the extraordinarily personal experience of isolation - namely the physical division of communities through long-term military siege, and the ways that communities have adapted to get by despite frequently changing restrictions. Joshua Rickard shows various forms of isolation and social fragmentation, combined with the uncertainty of everyday life, that have come to characterise the existential experience of being Palestinian. More relevant than how the conditions of fragmentation have occurred is what isolation and uncertainty mean to communities that are severed from those surrounding them. Finally, this book examines the possibility for a reformation of social organisation that transcends traditional political discourses which can be seen emerging from Palestinian communities.
This is a must-read book for those interested in settler colonial studies, colonial studies and post colonial studiesThe book details in a smooth and comprehensive way the impact of the intertwining of colonialism and pseudo-national entity that led to the fragmentation and weakening of the Palestinian national identity after the Oslo Accords of 1993. -- Islah Jad, Associate Professor of Political Science, Birzeit University, Palestine
Joshua Rickard is a social anthropologist and an associate professor at Kumamoto University, Japan. He was previously a postdoctoral fellow at the National University of Singapore and holds a PhD from the University of Kent, UK.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780755646531 |
| ISBN 10 | 0755646533 |
| Title | The Fragmentation of Palestine |
| Author | Joshua Rickard |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2023-08-24 |
| Number of pages | 184 |
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