Drawing on five years of research with pilgrims before, during and after their trips, this book offers a lived religion approach that explores the trip's hybrid nature for pilgrims themselves: both ordinary - tied to their everyday role as the family's ritual specialists, and extraordinary - since they leave home in a dramatic way.
Drawing on five years of research with pilgrims before, during and after their trips, this book offers a lived religion approach that explores the trip's hybrid nature for pilgrims themselves: both ordinary - tied to their everyday role as the family's ritual specialists, and extraordinary - since they leave home in a dramatic way.
Most accounts of the history of Palestine start from the premise that giving the country to the Zionists was just, and righted a wrong. How this unlikely event came about is described in detail. The conclusion is that this most historical of thefts has left the Palestinians in a state of subjugation and wretchedness with little hope of ......
" ...extraordinary memoir ...this small, brilliant book restores a dimension of humanity to the impassioned abstraction that the Middle East has become." -- Washington Post
A revealing memoir by the Israeli leader who almost made peace with the Palestinians. Written almost entirely from inside a prison cell, this is the compelling memoir of former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert. It offers a riveting political story and an unparalleled window into Israeli history, peacemaking, and politics.
The Intifada Generation and the Palestinian State of Emergency
Based on extensive interviews with members of the intifada generation, those who were between 10 and 18 years old when the intifada began in 1987, this book provides a detailed look at the intifada memories of ordinary Palestinians.
The Intifada Generation and the Palestinian State of Emergency
Based on extensive interviews with members of the intifada generation, those who were between 10 and 18 years old when the intifada began in 1987, this book provides a detailed look at the intifada memories of ordinary Palestinians.
Jerusalem, which means "city of peace", is one of the most bitterly contested territories on earth. This book explains the policies of the Israelis and Palestinians toward the city. Describing the "facts on the ground", it analyzes why reconciling the competing claims is so difficult.