
The Fragmentation of Palestine
Identity and Isolation since the Second Intifada
- 184 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
This book examines processes of fragmentation that have altered the social dynamics of Palestinian society since the second intifada. With a specific focus on the city of Nablus and its outer laying areas, the book details the extraordinarily personal experience of isolation - namely the physical division of communities through long-term military siege, and the ways that communities have adapted to get by despite frequently changing restrictions. Joshua Rickard shows various forms of isolation and social fragmentation, combined with the uncertainty of everyday life, that have come to characterise the existential experience of being Palestinian. More relevant than how the conditions of fragmentation have occurred is what isolation and uncertainty mean to communities that are severed from those surrounding them. Finally, this book examines the possibility for a reformation of social organisation that transcends traditional political discourses which can be seen emerging from Palestinian communities.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Halftitle Page
- Title Page
- Dedication Page
- Contents
- List of Figures
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Fragmentation and isolation in Nablus
- 2 Geographical fragmentation
- 3 Political fragmentation
- 4 Social fragmentation
- 5 Development, divisions and debt
- 6 From agricultural resilience to food insecurity
- 7 Storytelling and making sense of the everyday
- 8 Negotiating space and imagery in disoriented landscapes
- 9 Conclusion
- Notes
- Index
- Imprint