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2014 Dayton Literary Peace Prize ― Nonfiction Runner Up
The complex histories and memories of Jewish and Palestinian Israelis today frame Israel’s future possibilities for peace.
1948: As Jewish refugees, survivors of the Holocaust, struggle toward the new State of Israel, Arab refugees are fleeing, many under duress. Sixty years later, the memory of trauma has shaped both peoples’ collective understanding of who they are.
After a war, the victors write history. How was the story of the exiled Palestinians erased – from textbooks, maps, even the land? How do Jewish and Palestinian Israelis now engage with the histories of the Palestinian Nakba (“Catastrophe”) and the Holocaust, and how do these echo through the political and physical landscapes of their country?
Vividly narrated, with extensive original interview material, Contested Land, Contested Memory examines how these tangled histories of suffering inform Jewish and Palestinian-Israeli lives today, and frame Israel’s possibilities for peace.
Publisher : Dundurn Press (September 10, 2013)
Language : English
Paperback : 304 pages
ISBN-10 : 1459710118
ISBN-13 : 978-1459710115
Item Weight : 1.1 pounds
Dimensions : 6 x 1 x 9 inches
Customers say
Customers find the book’s storytelling fascinating and thought-provoking. They appreciate the author’s analysis and commentary that highlight the collective tragedy and its impact. The book provides a well-balanced discussion of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the experiences of two people groups.
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