Captive Revolution - Palestinian Women s Anti Colonial Struggle Within Israeli Prison

Drawing on oral history of female Palestinian political detainees, this book analyses their anti-colonial struggles in this overlooked subject.

List of contents

Introduction 1 Forgotten History, Lost Voices and Silent Souls: Women Political Detainees 2 Anti-Colonial Resistance in Context 3 Colonialism, Imperialism and the Culture of Resistance 4 Political Detainees and the Israeli Prison System 5 Prison as a Site of Resistance Conclusion Afterword Notes Bibliography Index

About the author

Nahla Abdo is an Arab feminist activist and a Professor of Sociology at Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada. She is the author of Captive Revolution: Palestinian Women's Anti-Colonial Struggle within the Israeli Prison System (Pluto, 2014).

Summary

Drawing on oral history of female Palestinian political detainees, this book analyses their anti-colonial struggles in this overlooked subject.

Product details

• Authors: Nahla Abdo, Abdo Nahla, Nahla Abdo-Zubi
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 20.08.2014
• EAN: 9780745334943
• ISBN: 978-0-7453-3494-3
• No. of pages: 250
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 19 mm
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political system; Israel, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sexual Abuse & Harassment, HISTORY / Military / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, TRUE CRIME / Abductions, Kidnappings & Missing Persons, Middle East, Prisoners of War, Palestine, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls, National liberation & independence, post-colonialism, Political oppression & persecution, National liberation and independence