UnHoly land : in search of hope in Israel/Palestine

Author/Creator:

Raczka, Witt, author

Publication/Creation:

Lanham, Maryland : Hamilton Books, 2016

Format:

Book

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Full Title:

UnHoly land : in search of hope in Israel/Palestine / Witt Raczka

Subjects/Genre

Subjects:

Raczka, Witt--Travel--Israel
Palestine--History--20th century
Palestine--Politics and government--20th century

Description/Summary

Table of Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Galilee and Golan Heights; 1. Mount Hermon and Its Troubled Waters; 2. The Golan Fortress; 3. Jews and Arabs in Galilee; 4. A Long View from Mount Tabor; 2 Samaria, Northern Palestine; 1. Naqba in Ramallah; 2. West Bank's "Houses of God"; 3. The "Ariel Finger" and Restless Outposts; 4. Nablus: Fascinating and Rebellious; 5. Olive Groves along Highway 60; 6. Cinema and Theater in Jenin; 3 On Both Sides of the Green Line; 1. Extraterritorial Highway; 2. Revolts in Unmarked Villages; 3. Enclaves and Bottlenecks
4. In Wadi Ara: Uncertain Future on the Green Line4 The Jordan Valley; 1. From Modern Ma'ale Adumim to Ancient Jericho; 2. A Strategic Granary?; 3. The Allon Road; 5 Jerusalem; 1. Disturbing Perspectives from Hills and Valleys; 2. Politics, Religion and Archeology: An Explosive Mix; 3. Circling the Old City; 4. Apocalypse Now!; 5. Across East Jerusalem and Back by Tram; 6. Between an Ultra-Orthodox Ghetto and the Political Heart; 6 In Southern Palestine and Judean Hills; 1. Malha: Valley of Sport, Corruption and Racism; 2. Kites and Music over Rachel's Tomb; 3. Battir's Battle for Heritage
4. Al-Arrub Refugee Camp5. Kiryat Arba versus Hebron: Towards a Conflagration?; 6. Walking between Zones H1 and H2; 7. South Hebron Hills: A New Zone of Conflict; 7 Negev's Promise, Gaza's Despair; 1. Bedouin Hamlets and Townships; 2. Beer Sheva: Negev's Capital in the Making; 3. Amos Oz in Russian Arad; 4. Dead Sea Prophecies; 5. Tel Sheva and Omer: An Embarrassing Coexistence; 6. A Promenade between Nabatean Past and Military Present; 7. Immigrants, Infiltrators, Prisoners; 8. A Long Tour around the Gaza Strip; 8 Onwards to Tel Aviv-A City Apart; 1. A View from Mount Herzel
2. Lifta, a Village of Phantoms and Intruders3. Deir Yassin, the Ultras and the Issue of Memory; 4. Religious Wars in Beit Shemesh; 5. Ramla and Lod: Unhappy Twins; 6. Jaffa-Jewel without Luster; 7. The Salutary Tel Aviv Beachfront; 8. Queers and Dogs in Meir Park; 9. South Tel Aviv; 10. Rabin Square and Three Funerals; 11. Crossing the Yarkon River; 12. Caesarea versus Jisr az-Zarqa: Not a Grand Finale; Epilogue; Bibliography

Bibliography:

Includes bibliographical references.

Summary:

Unholy Land explores the ways in which the conflicts between and within Israel and Palestine have torn apart the proverbial "Holy land". In this book Raczka reveals how the territory has become aplenty with both mental and physical barriers.

Language:

English

Language Note:

English

Physical Type/Description:

1 online resource (387 p.)

General Note:

Description based upon print version of record.

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

9937433770202486

ISBN:

0-7618-6673-6