Palestinian Refugees: Mythology, Identity, and the Search for Peace

Robert Bowker

Published by Lynne Rienner Publishers 2003

Palestinian Refugees

Mythology, Identity, and the Search for Peace

Robert Bowker

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781588269928

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Encompassing history, politics, and political culture, Robert Bowker explores the impact of Palestinian refugee mythologies on the potential settlement of the conflict with Israel. Bowker examines the nature of Palestinian refugee mythologies and their social and political underpinnings. He also discusses how these mythologies--and the manipulation of them--are key elements in the complex relationship between the refugees and United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). A fair and balanced treatment of a complex subject, Palestinian Refugees grapples with fundamental issues of Palestinian identity in the search for peace, as well as core questions about the role and identity of international organizations in the Middle East.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
1 Political Mythologies in the Palestinian Context Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	11
2 Political Culture Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	35
3 Refugees Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	61
4 Refugee Memories and Mythologies Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	87
5 UNRWA’s Place in Refugee Mythologies Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	123
6 Mythologies and the Palestinian Leadership in the Oslo Period Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	155
7 Political Mythologies in Action: The 1997 UNRWA Crisis Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	181
8 Mythology, Identity, and the Future Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	215
Acronyms Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	237
Selected Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	239
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About the Book Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	267

Language: English
Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers
Audience: College/higher education;
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- Main content: 267

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Published: August 1, 2003
ISBN: 9781588269928