Refugees of the Revolution : Experiences of Palestinian Exile /

Some sixty-five years after 750,000 Palestinians fled or were expelled from their homeland, the popular conception of Palestinian refugees still emphasizes their fierce commitment to exercising their "right of return." Exile has come to seem a kind of historical amber, preserving refugees...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Allan, Diana (Diana Keown) (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
Corporate Author: De Gruyter
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Stanford, CA : Stanford University Press, [2020]
Series:Stanford studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic societies and cultures
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • Acknowledgments
  • Note on transliteration and translations
  • Introduction
  • 1. Commemorative economies
  • 2. Economic subjectivity and everyday solidarities
  • 3. Stealing power
  • 4. Dream talk, futurity, and hope
  • 5. Futures elsewhere
  • 6. Many returns
  • Conclusion: The roots of exile
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index