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Author Kaschl, Elke.

Title Dance and authenticity in Israel and Palestine : performing the nation / by Elke Kaschl.

Publication Info. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2003.

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Description 1 online resource (xx, 335 pages) : illustrations.
Physical Medium polychrome
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Series Social, economic, and political studies of the Middle East and Asia ; v. 89
Social, economic, and political studies of the Middle East and Asia ; v. 89.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-328) and index.
Contents Acknowledgments; Note on Formalia and Transcription; Stage Settings; CHAPTER 1. INVESTIGATING THE PERFORMANCE OF NATIONALISM AS A RELATIONAL PROCESS BETWEEN ISRAEL AND PALESTINE; CHAPTER 2. STRUGGLING FOR MODERN STATEHOOD: AUTHENTICITY, GENDER AND A TWICE INVENTED TRADITION; CHAPTER 3. CHANGING WAYS OF MOVEMENT: THE PALESTINIAN POPULAR DANCE TROUPE EL-FUNOUN, 1979-1999; CHAPTER 4. MAKING PLACE: KARMEI MAKHOL, 1982-1999; CHAPTER 5. IMPROVISING IN BETWEEN: AL-ASAYYEL, 1988-1999; Closing Up; Appendix; Bibliography; Glossary; Index.
Summary In this ethnographic study, Kaschl examines the history of two related and competing Palestinian and Israeli folk dance forms. The focus is on how these forms known as dabkeh and debkah, respectively represent a contested cultural essence of both Palestinian and Israeli nationalism. The performances of three dance troupes (one Israeli and two Pale.
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Reproduction Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL
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Subject Folk dancing -- Israel -- History.
Folk dancing.
Israel.
History.
Folk dancing -- West Bank -- History.
West Bank.
Folk dancing -- Social aspects -- Israel.
Folk dancing -- Social aspects.
Folk dancing -- Social aspects -- West Bank.
Jewish-Arab relations.
Jewish-Arab relations.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
History.
Other Form: Print version: Kaschl, Elke. Dance and authenticity in Israel and Palestine. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2003 9004132384 (DLC) 2003050253 (OCoLC)52208637
ISBN 1423714369 (electronic book)
9781423714361 (electronic book)
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