The Holy Land in Transit

The Holy Land in Transit
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Publisher : Syracuse University Press
Total Pages : 250
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ISBN-10 : 0815631251
ISBN-13 : 9780815631255
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Book Synopsis The Holy Land in Transit by : Steven Salaita

Download or read book The Holy Land in Transit written by Steven Salaita and published by Syracuse University Press. This book was released on 2006-11-03 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Steven Salaita’s ambitious and thought-provoking work compares the dynamics of settler colonialism in the United States related to Native Americans with the circumstances in Israel related to the Palestinians, revealing the way in which politics influences literary production. The author’s original approach is based not on similarities between the two disparate settler regions but rather on similarities between the rhetoric employed by early colonialists in North America and that employed by Zionist immigrants in Palestine. Meticulously examining histories, theories, and literary depictions of colonialism and its interethnic dialects, Salaita identifies the commonalities in the myths employed by both groups as well as the “counter-discourse” cultivated in the literature of resistance by native peoples. He complements his analysis with personal observations of Palestinians in Lebanese refuge camps, where he encountered a sympathetic perception of American Indians. The Holy Land in Transit presents one of the first intercommunal studies to assess the ways in which indigenous authors react to analogous colonial dynamics. With great perception and energy the author offers a fresh contribution to an emerging frame of reference for historical, political, literary, and cultural investigation.


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