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A close description of Amal El'Sana-Alh'jooj's experiences as a Palestinian Bedouin female activist, this book explores Amal's activism and demonstrates that activists' biographies provide a means of understanding the complexities of political situations they are involved in.
Sommario
Activism in the Middle East: Al-Naqab Bedouin Women in Israel A History of Bedouin in al-Naqab: Tiaha Qdeirat al-Sane' Three Generations of al-Sane' Women From 'Asha'ir to NGOs: Changing Sociopolitics in al-Naqab Bedouin Society Mediations of a Leading al-Naqab Bedouin Female Activist Concluding Analysis: The Activist Biography and Strategic Identification in Third Sector Fields
Info autore
Author Henriette Dahan-Kalev: Henriette Dahan-Kalev is a reader in political science at Hebrew University. Her fields of research are democracy, theory and praxis, and gender theories and politics. She is the founder and first chair of the gender studies program at Ben Gurion University in the Negev.
Author Emilie Le Febvre: Emilie Le Febvre is currently reading for a DPhil in Social and Cultural Anthropology at the University of Oxford. She has a MA in Middle East Studies from Ben Gurion University and a diploma in Policy Studies from Murdoch University.
Riassunto
A close description of Amal El'Sana-Alh'jooj's experiences as a Palestinian Bedouin female activist, this book explores Amal's activism and demonstrates that activists' biographies provide a means of understanding the complexities of political situations they are involved in.
Testo aggiuntivo
"The book provides a unique insight into the sociological and political complexities of Bedouin society in southern Israel and how individuals negotiate their identities as Arabs, Israelis, and Palestinians . . . Recommended." - CHOICE
"Palestinian Activism in Israel provides an overdue and important intervention against gendered, clichéd representations of women in general and Palestinian-Bedouin-Israeli women in particular." - Katya Gibel Mevorach, professor of Anthropology & American Studies, Grinnell College
Relazione
"The book provides a unique insight into the sociological and political complexities of Bedouin society in southern Israel and how individuals negotiate their identities as Arabs, Israelis, and Palestinians . . . Recommended." - CHOICE
"Palestinian Activism in Israel provides an overdue and important intervention against gendered, clichéd representations of women in general and Palestinian-Bedouin-Israeli women in particular." - Katya Gibel Mevorach, professor of Anthropology & American Studies, Grinnell College
