To Stand With Palestine - Transnational Resistance and Political Evolution in the United States

This book provides a new lens on activism around Palestinian issues, showing how the global Palestinian diaspora has driven transnational political movements.

List of contents

Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction: The Evolving Palestine Question
1. Palestinians in the American Imagination
2. Structural Transformations in Culture, Society, and Politics in the United States
3. Social Change and Sound Bites: The Fight Intensifies in American Culture
4. The Intensification of Political and Legal Battles in the United States and Beyond
5. The Fight for Solidarity and Legitimacy
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index

About the author

Karam Dana is the Alyson McGregor Distinguished Professor of Excellence and Transformative Research and the founding director of the American Muslim Research Institute at the University of Washington Bothell.

Summary

This book provides a new lens on activism around Palestinian issues, showing how the global Palestinian diaspora has driven transnational political movements.

Product details

• Authors: Karam Dana
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 04.10.2024
• EAN: 9780231186162
• ISBN: 978-0-231-18616-2
• No. of pages: 416
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Israel, History, Globalization, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Globalization, HISTORY / Modern / 21st Century, HISTORY / Middle East / Israel & Palestine, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, Middle Eastern history, General and world history, Social and ethical issues, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Activism & Social Justice, Political activism / Political engagement, history; social science