At the doors of paradise discourses of female self-sacrifice, martyrdom and resistance in Palestine
The participation of Palestinian women in active combat has triggered complex - verbal, visual, written - discourses about the ""istishadiyat"" within Palestinian society, which are analysed in the book. The present study demonstrates that no single discourse regarding the "...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Wurzburg
Ergon Verlag
2015
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| Series: | Ex oriente lux (Würzburg, Germany)
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| Summary: | The participation of Palestinian women in active combat has triggered complex - verbal, visual, written - discourses about the ""istishadiyat"" within Palestinian society, which are analysed in the book. The present study demonstrates that no single discourse regarding the ""istishadiyat"" prevails in Palestinian society. It is rather a conglomerate of power relations and interests in which this controversial topic is negotiated. |
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| Item Description: | Dissertation |
| Physical Description: | 302 pages illustrations 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9783956500695 (hardcover) |
| ISSN: | 1863-9348 ; |