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1 online resource (405 pages) |
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Intro; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Introduction; Notes; Ch1- The 1936-1939 Revolt and the Legacy of Disintegration; April-October 1936: General Strike; October 1936-July 1937: Diplomatic Efforts; August 1937-September 1938: The Height of the Revolt; Fall 1938-Mid-1939: Disintegration; Legacy of the Revolt; The Revolt in Palestinian Recollection and Historiography; Notes; Ch2- 1939-1945: Times of Confusion; The Mufti: Leading from Afar; The Palestinian Community During World War II; Collapse of Self-Leadership; Notes; Ch3- 1945-1948:First Signs of Revival Before the Tempest |
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The Husaynis and the Obstruction of an Alternate LeadershipIdeological Political Parties; Attempts to Organize Popular Forces: Youth, Workers, Women; Table 3.1 Members of the Arab Workers' Union; Economic and Social Aspects: Rehabilitation and Its Failure; Cultural Aspects; Impending Disaster; Notes; Ch4- The War of 1948: The Nakba; Arab Factionalism and the Partition Plan; The United Nations and the Partition Plan; The Palestinians, Arab Countries, and the Beginning of the Fight for the Land; Establishment of the State of Israel and Arrival of the Arab Armies; Arab Armies and Fighting Zones |
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Table 4.1 Arab and Israeli Combat Forces, 1948Arab Countries and Palestinian Independence; The War of 1948 in Palestinian Historiography; Notes; Ch5- From Nakba to Naksa: 1948-1967; Annexation of the West Bank to the Kingdom of Transjordan; The Gaza Strip Under Egyptian Rule; Emergence of the Palestinian-Arab Minority in Israel; Palestinian Refugees in the Diaspora; Palestinian Refugees in Jordan; Palestinian Refugees in the Gaza Strip; Palestinian Refugees in Israel; Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon; Palestinian Refugees in Syria; Palestinian Refugees in Iraq |
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Aftermath of the Nakba: Rehabilitation Efforts and the Inter-Arab DomainAftermath of the Nakba: Attempts at Rehabilitating Self-Efficacy; Revival of Armed Conflict: Circumventing an Independent Palestinian Struggle; Establishment of Fatah; Notes; Ch6- In the Wake of the June 1967 Defeat; Toward the War of June 1967; Defeat of the Arab Armies and Rise of Fatah; Fatah and "Guerrilla Warfare Among a Supportive Local Population"; Fatah and Guerrilla Warfare Replace Arab Armies; Al-Qawmiyyoun al-'Arab: From Arab Nationalism to a Marxist Front; The Communists and the Armed Conflict |
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The Palestine Liberation Army and Revival of the Fida'iyyunFatah Assumes Control of the PLO; Notes; Ch7- The Confrontation with Jordan; Karameh Day; Deterioration of the Relationship with Jordan; Beginning of the Conflict; The Arab Domain and the Black September Battles; The End of Operations in Jordan; Gaza as an Alternative to Jordan: The Failure; Husayn's Federation Plan; Notes; Ch8- Establishing"Fatahland"; The Cairo Treaty of 1969; Expanding the Circle of Violence: Black September and Munich; Return to Lebanon; Notes; Ch9- The PLO at Home and Abroad |
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The Palestinians and the War of October 1973 |
| Summary |
Mustafa Kabha plumbs the complex story of the Palestinian people, from the revolts of 1936-1939 to the present, focusing on their efforts to establish a viable independent state--and the internal factors that have thwarted them. With unparalleled access to primary sources, as well as secondary material in Arabic, Hebrew, and English, Kabha provides an abundance of new information in a sweeping historical context. Uniquely combining his overarching narrative with the narratives of the multiple Palestinian communities throughout the Middle East, he makes a groundbreaking contribution to our und. |
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Palestinian Arabs -- History -- 20th century.
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Palestinian Arabs -- History -- 21st century.
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Arab-Israeli conflict.
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Arab-Israeli conflict |
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Palestinian Arabs |
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1900-2099 |
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History
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Print version: Kabha, Mustafa. Palestinian People : Seeking Sovereignty and State. Boulder, CO : Lynne Rienner Publishers, ©2013 9781588268822 |
| ISBN |
1626378746 |
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9781626378742 (electronic bk.) |
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