Sa'di, Ahmad H.
(ed.)
Masalha, Nur
(ed.)
Editorial: Bloomsbury
Número de páginas: 368 págs. 15.0 x 23.0 cm
Fecha de edición: 13-07-2023
EAN: 9780755648351
ISBN: 978-0-7556-4835-1
Precio (sin IVA): 33,42 €
Precio (IVA incluído): 34,76 €
Writing about Palestine and the Palestinians continue to be controversial. Until the late 1980s, the question of Palestine was approached through Western social theories that had appeared after World War 2. This endowed European settlers and colonists the mission of guiding the "backward" natives of Palestine to modernity. However, since the work of Palestinian scholar Elia Zureik, the study of Israel, and the "ethnic relations" in Palestine-Israel has been radically shifted. Zureik had argued that Israel was the product of a colonization process and so should be studied through the same concepts and theorization as South Africa, Rhodesia, Australia, and other colonial societies. He also rejected the moral and civilizational superiority of the European settlers. Developing this work, the contributors here argue that colonialism is not only a political-economic system but also a "mode of life" and consciousness, which has far-reaching consequences for both the settlers and the indigenous population.