Series Foreword List of Tables Preface Acknowledgments Chronology Context and History Society and Social Customs Gender, Marriage, and the Family Traditional Dress and Cuisine Religion and Religious Customs Literature Art, Performing Arts, and Cinema Notes Glossary Bibliography Further Reading Index
This crucial volume provides a much-needed window on Palestinian culture and way of life as the Arab-Israeli conflict rages.
SAMIH K. FARSOUN is Dean of Academic Affairs and the College of Arts and Sciences at the American University in Kuwait.
"Farsoun provides a general overview for students and general
readers of the culture and customs of the Palestinians, set in the
historical context of their defining experience al-Nakba, Arabic
for "catastrophe," the word they use to identify and describe the
traumatic experience of the destruction of their society in 1948
and the dispossession and expulsion of most of its people as
stateless refugees. Coverage includes an historical overview of
Palestine and the Palestinians; society and customs; gender,
marriage, and family; traditional dress and cuisine; religion and
religious customs; literature; and visual and performing arts, and
cinema. The text is supplemented with a chronology and
glossary."-Art Book News Annual
?[P]rovides a panoramic view of Palestinian society and culture,
with chapters on the arts, literature, and religion, in addition to
the more standard chapters on history, the family, gender
relations, and customs. In this sense, it is a handy guide to the
general reader, written from a sympathetic point of view. It fills
an important gap in the general literature on Palestinie,
especially since it goes beyond the narrow focus on politics that
characterizes many works.?-Middle East Journal
?[S]hould be interesting to those wholly unfamiliar with
Palestinians and the region in general. Also useful for those
becoming acquainted with Palestine through this book will be the
Chronology, Glossary, and Bibliography.?-Journal of Palestine
Studies
?Farsoun provides a general overview for students and general
readers of the culture and customs of the Palestinians, set in the
historical context of their defining experience al-Nakba, Arabic
for "catastrophe," the word they use to identify and describe the
traumatic experience of the destruction of their society in 1948
and the dispossession and expulsion of most of its people as
stateless refugees. Coverage includes an historical overview of
Palestine and the Palestinians; society and customs; gender,
marriage, and family; traditional dress and cuisine; religion and
religious customs; literature; and visual and performing arts, and
cinema. The text is supplemented with a chronology and
glossary.?-Art Book News Annual
?This series is appropriate for students in middle school through
college and general readers. It provides information on countries
in diverse regions and is written by experts in each
region.?-Multicultural Review
"ÝP¨rovides a panoramic view of Palestinian society and culture,
with chapters on the arts, literature, and religion, in addition to
the more standard chapters on history, the family, gender
relations, and customs. In this sense, it is a handy guide to the
general reader, written from a sympathetic point of view. It fills
an important gap in the general literature on Palestinie,
especially since it goes beyond the narrow focus on politics that
characterizes many works."-Middle East Journal
"ÝS¨hould be interesting to those wholly unfamiliar with
Palestinians and the region in general. Also useful for those
becoming acquainted with Palestine through this book will be the
Chronology, Glossary, and Bibliography."-Journal of Palestine
Studies
"This series is appropriate for students in middle school through
college and general readers. It provides information on countries
in diverse regions and is written by experts in each
region."-Multicultural Review
"[S]hould be interesting to those wholly unfamiliar with
Palestinians and the region in general. Also useful for those
becoming acquainted with Palestine through this book will be the
Chronology, Glossary, and Bibliography."-Journal of Palestine
Studies
"[P]rovides a panoramic view of Palestinian society and culture,
with chapters on the arts, literature, and religion, in addition to
the more standard chapters on history, the family, gender
relations, and customs. In this sense, it is a handy guide to the
general reader, written from a sympathetic point of view. It fills
an important gap in the general literature on Palestinie,
especially since it goes beyond the narrow focus on politics that
characterizes many works."-Middle East Journal
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