Title
Occupied by Memory : The Intifada Generation and the Palestinian State of Emergency / John Collins.
ISBN
9780814772423
Published
New York, NY : : New York University Press, [2004]
Copyright
©2004
Language
English
Language Note
In English.
Description
1 online resource
Item Number
10.18574/nyu/9780814772423.001.0001 doi
Dewey Decimal Classification
956.953044
Summary
Occupied by Memory explores the memories of the first Palestinian intifada. Based on extensive interviews with members of the "intifada generation," those who were between 10 and 18 years old when the intifada began in 1987, the book provides a detailed look at the intifada memories of ordinary Palestinians. These personal stories are presented as part of a complex and politically charged discursive field through which young Palestinians are invested with meaning by scholars, politicians, journalists, and other observers. What emerges from their memories is a sense of a generation caught between a past that is simultaneously traumatic, empowering, and exciting-and a future that is perpetually uncertain. In this sense, Collins argues that understanding the stories and the struggles of the intifada generation is a key to understanding the ongoing state of emergency for the Palestinian people. The book will be of interest not only to scholars of the Middle East but also to those interested in nationalism, discourse analysis, social movements, and oral history.
Access Note
Access limited to authorized users.
System Details Note
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
Digital File Characteristics
text file PDF
Source of Description
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 18. Sep 2023)
Available in Other Form
print 9780814716373
Frontmatter
Contents
Note on Transliteration
Acknowledgments
Prologue
1. Production Notes
2. "Gaza Is Ruled by a Child"
3. Between Romance and Tragedy
4. The Secret Locations of Memory
5. The Testing Grounds of Memory
6. "In the Beginning . . . but Afterward . . ."
7. Postscript
Appendix
Notes
Glossary of Arabic Terms
Bibliography
Index
About the Author
