Israeli and Palestinian Identities in History and Literature

"In this volume, scholars from the fields of literature, history, political science, and sociology come together to exchange new insights on the Arab-Israeli conflict. They examine how events in the region since the 1940s have affected Israeli and Palestinian concepts of identity, on both sides of the cease-fire lines of 1949 and in exile communities in the region and abroad.

The essays conclude with a roundtable discussion, a rare opportunity for scholars in Israeli and Palestinian studies to share each other's understanding of what is central to the identities of each of these peoples."--BOOK JACKET.