Identity and Religion in Palestine: The Struggle Between Islamism and Secularism in the Occupied Territories

by Loren D. Lybarger

Book Overview

This remarkable book examines how the Islamist movement and its competition with secular-nationalist factions have transformed the identities of ordinary Palestinians since the first Palestinian uprising, or intifada, of the late 1980s. Drawing upon his years living in the region and more than eighty in-depth interviews, Loren Lybarger offers a riveting account of how activists within a society divided by religion, politics, class, age, and region...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691155429
• ISBN13: 9780691155425
• Release Date: August 2012
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"