The Rise and Fall of a Palestinian Dynasty: The Husaynis 1700-1948
Ilan Pappe
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Product Details
- Format:
- Paperback / softback
- ISBN:
- 9780863564536
- Published:
- 07 Mar 2017
- Publisher:
- Saqi Books
- Dimensions:
- 450 pages - 210 x 135 x 30mm
- Number of Illustrations:
- Illustrations, unspecified
- Availability:
- Out of stock
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The Husayni family of Jerusalem dominated Palestinian history for 250 years, from the Ottoman times through to the end of the British Mandate. At the height of the family's political influence, positions in Jerusalem could only be obtained through its power base.In this compelling political biography, Ilan Pappe traces the rise of the Husaynis from a provincial Ottoman elite clan into the leadership of the Palestinian national movement in the twentieth century. In telling their story, Pappe highlights the continuous urban history of Jerusalem and Palestine. Shedding new light on crucial events such as the invasion of Palestine by Napoleon, the decline of the Ottoman Empire, World War I and the advent of Zionism, this remarkable account provides an unforgettable picture of the Palestinian tragedy in its entirety.
Ilan Pappe, renowned Israeli historian and social activist, presents a spellbinding account of the Husayni family and the role they played throughout the modern history of Palestine. Viewed through the prism of one family, the book sheds new light on crucial events and provides an unforgettable picture of the Palestinian tragedy in its entirety.
Foreword 7; Introduction 11; Prologue 23; Chapter 1 The Making of a Family 33; Chapter 2 In the Shadow of Acre and Cairo 53; Chapter 3 Struggling with Reform, 1840-76 78; Chapter 4 The Death of the Old World 92; Chapter 5 Facing the Young Turks 127; Chapter 6 In the Shadow of British Military Rule 160; Chapter 7 British Betrayal and the Rise of the National Aristocracy 188; Chapter 8 The Grand Mufti and His Family 212; Chapter 9 The Great Revolt: The Family as Revolutionary Aristocracy 246; Chapter 10 The Family in Exile 283; Chapter 11 World War II and the Nakbah 304; Epilogue 342; Family Trees 353; Notes 355; Bibliography 383; Index
Ilan Pappe is a renowned Israeli historian. He is Professor of History at the College of Social Sciences and International Studies at the University of Exeter, Director of the university's European Centre for Palestine Studies, and co-director of the Exeter Centre for Ethno-Political Studies. He is the author of The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine, A History of Modern Palestine, The Modern Middle East, and with Noam Chomsky, Gaza in Crisis: Reflections on Israel's War Against the Palestinians. He writes for, among others, the Guardian and the London Review of Books. He lives in Exeter.