Occupied by Memory: The Intifada Generation and the Palestinian State of Emergency

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Contents Note on Transliteration xi Acknowledgments xiii Prologue: Approaching a Permanent State of Emergency 1 1 Production Notes 10 2 “Gaza Is Ruled by a Child”: The Intifada and the Rhetoric of Generation 35 3 Between Romance and Tragedy: A Balata Family Confronts the Present 75 4 The Secret Locations of Memory: Political Lessons at Home and in Prison 111 5 The Testing Grounds of Memory: Social Inversion at School and in the Streets 141 6 “In the Beginning . . . but Afterward . . .”: Moral Chronologies and Reassessments of the Intifada 163 7 Postscript: A Permanent State of Emergency (continued) 211 Appendix: The Intifada: A Brief Overview 229 Notes 235 Glossary of Arabic Terms 253 Bibliography 255 Index 267 About the Author 285 ix ...