Palestinians in Syria

Nakba Memories of Shattered Communities

Häftad, Engelska, 2018

AvAnaheed Al-Hardan

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One hundred thousand Palestinians fled to Syria after being expelled from Palestine upon the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948. Integrating into Syrian society over time, their experience stands in stark contrast to the plight of Palestinian refugees in other Arab countries, leading to different ways through which to understand the 1948 Nakba, or catastrophe, in their popular memory. Conducting interviews with first-, second-, and third-generation members of Syria's Palestinian community, Anaheed Al-Hardan follows the evolution of the Nakba—the central signifier of the Palestinian refugee past and present—in Arab intellectual discourses, Syria's Palestinian politics, and the community's memorialization. Al-Hardan's sophisticated research sheds light on the enduring relevance of the Nakba among the communities it helped create, while challenging the nationalist and patriotic idea that memories of the Nakba are static and universally shared among Palestinians. Her study also critically tracks the Nakba's changing meaning in light of Syria's twenty-first-century civil war.

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Utgivningsdatum2018-10-02
Mått152 x 229 x 16 mm
Vikt344 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor272
FörlagColumbia University Press
ISBN9780231176378
UtmärkelserJoint winner of Academic Award, Palestine Book Awards 2016

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Note on Transliteration and NamesPreface and AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: The Catastrophe of 1948, the Catastrophes of Today1. The Nakba in Arab Thought2. The Palestinian Refugee Community in Syria3. The Right of Return Movement and Memories for the Return4. Narrating Palestine, Transmitting Its Loss5. The Guardians' Communities and Memories of Catastrophes6. Second- and Third-Generation Postmemories of Palestine and Narratives on Nakba MemoryConclusion: The Catastrophes of Today, the Catastrophe of 1948NotesBibliographyIndex

Palestinians in Syria is an original exploration of the evolution of memories of the traumatic events of the Nakba which affected the entire Arab population of Palestine in 1948. It skillfully traces how understanding of the valence and meaning of these events has changed over time. This book also constitutes the first major study of the Palestinian community in Syria, and it takes on added importance in light of the violent displacement of most of this community during the bitter fighting in and around Yarmouk camp near Damascus.