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The Rise and Fall of a Palestinian Dynasty

The Rise and Fall of a Palestinian Dynasty

The Husaynis, 1700-1948

by Ilan Pappe
Hardback
Publication Date: 31/01/2011

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In this deeply researched political biography, Ilan Pappe traces the rise of the Husayni family of Jerusalem, who dominated Palestinian history from the early 1700s until the second half of the twentieth century. Viewing this sweeping saga through the prism of one family, the book sheds new light on crucial events - the invasion of Palestine by Napoleon, the decline of the Ottoman Empire, World War I, western colonialism, and the advent of Zionism - and provides an unforgettable picture of the Palestinian tragedy in its entirety. "The Rise and Fall of a Palestinian Dynasty" is the history of Palestinian politics before national movements and political parties: at the height of the Husaynis' influence, positions in Jerusalem and Palestine could only be obtained through the family's power base. In telling the story of one family, the book highlights the continuity between periods customarily divided into pre-modern and modern, pre-Zionist and Zionist, illuminating history as it was actually lived.
ISBN:
9780520268395
9780520268395
Category:
Middle Eastern history
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
31-01-2011
Language:
English
Publisher:
University of California Press
Country of origin:
United States
Pages:
400
Dimensions (mm):
235x162x31mm
Weight:
0.71kg

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