Remembering Palestine in 1948: Beyond National Narratives

by Efrat Ben-Ze'ev

Book Overview

The war of 1948 in Palestine is a conflict whose history has been written primarily from the national point of view. This book asks what happens when narratives of war arise out of personal stories of those who were involved, stories that are still unfolding. Efrat Ben-Ze'ev, an Israeli anthropologist, examines the memories of those who participated and were affected by the events of 1948, and how these events have been mythologized over time. This...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521194474
• ISBN13: 9780521194471
• Release Date: February 2011
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 266 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"