This title proposes a new paradigm for cinema trauma studies - the trauma of the perpetrator. Recognizing a current shift in interest from the trauma suffered by victims to that suffered by perpetrators, the book seeks to theorize this as yet undertheorized field. Taking as a po…
The Palestinian uprising: a war by other means
"Starting from the observation that soldier participation in violence varies, this book looks into the dynamics of small military units to show how shifting modes of military control shape patterns of participation in violence in counterinsurgency"--.
Looks at the strategies used to begin negotiated settlements in the first Palestinian Intifada, and the impact that the media has on such affairs.
Looks at the strategies used to begin negotiated settlements in the first Palestinian Intifada, and the impact that the media has on such affairs.
This dissertation seeks to understand the role of women as political actors in the rise of Islamo-nationalist movement in Palestine. Using a historical and ethnographic approach, it examines the changing opportunity structures available to Palestinian women in the nationalist st…
As tensions between Israelis and Palestinians increase, erupting into violence on both sides, many U.S. Jews find themselves in a very difficult situation. On the one hand, they want to assure the safety and security of Israel, while on the other, they witness through the media …
In 1987, the uprising in the West Bank and Gaza Strip significantly changed the nature of the Palestinian threat to Israel and pushed the West Bank and Gaza Palestinians into the forefront of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. This study examines the emergence of the Palestinian …
On January 26, 2009, Hamas won a large majority in the new Palestinian Parliament, shocking the world and Hamas leadership. As the international community attempted to explain how the organization, classified by many as terrorists, could possibly have won the elections, Hamas me…
This thesis explores the evolution of the academic discourse of Israeli historians and social scientists in the context of the peace process, which began in 1993 and ended with the eruption of the second Intifada in September 2000. It outlines the dialectical relationship betwee…
Media play a pivotal role in bringing home news of distant conflicts. Simultaneously, news media also construct normal/deviant dichotomies, making judgment calls on actors and acts involved in conflicts. This dissertation investigates the construction of Palestinian political vi…