From their rise to power in the early eighteenth century until their demise as a political force in the second part of the twentieth century, The Rise and Fall of a Palestinian Dynasty chronicles the trials and tribulations of the family as it lived through major events such as the invasion of Palestine by Napoleon, the decline of the Ottoman Empire, the Great War, western colonialism and Zionism. This is the story of Palestine as seen from the vantage point of a Jerusalemite family of notables.
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Ilan Pappe presents a political biography of the Husayni family, whose activities influenced and dominated Palestinian history for almost two hundred and fifty years.
Prologue Introduction Chapter 1 The Making of a Family: From al-Ghudayya to al-Husayni Chapter 2 In the Shadow of Acre and Cairo: The Third Generation Chapter 3 Struggling with Reform, 1840-76 Chapter 4 The Death of the Old World: Towards the End of the Ottoman Era in Palestine Chapter 5 Facing the Young Turks: The Family as Bureaucratic Aristocracy Chapter 6 In the Shadow of British Military Rule: From the Politics of Notables to the Politics of Nationalism Chapter 7 British Betrayal and the Rise of the National Aristocracy Chapter 8 The Grand Mufti and His Family Chapter 9 The Great Revolt: The Family as Revolutionary Aristocracy Chapter 10 The Family in Exile: The Husaynis and the Armed Revolt, 1937-8 Chapter 11 World War II and the Nakbah Epilogue Family Trees Bibliography
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'Ilan Pappe is Israel's bravest, most principled, most incisive historian.' John Pilger 'Pappe has successfully brought together a historically informed and engaging narrative about the tribulations of the role of this crucial family in Jerusalem and Palestinian politics - An excellent work' Salim Tamari
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ISBN
9780863564604
Publisert
2010-10-19
Utgiver
Vendor
Saqi Books
Høyde
245 mm
Bredde
175 mm
Dybde
30 mm
Aldersnivå
01, G
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
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Antall sider
300

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Biographical note

Ilan Pappe holds the Chair in History at the University of Exeter and is Co-Director of the Exeter Centre for Ethno-Political Studies. He is the author of a number of influential books on the Middle East, including A History of Modern Palestine, The Modern Middle East and The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine.