Intifada: The Palestinian Uprising

by Don Peretz

Book Overview

Don Peretz traces the Palestine Arab uprising as it evolved from a series of spontaneous protests into a fully organized resistance. He describes the movement's leaders, participants and internal dynamics, assessing its profound impact on Palestinian Arabs and on Israeli society as a whole.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813308607
• ISBN13: 9780813308609
• Release Date: February 1990
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 246 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

The classic!

Many books have been written about the (1st) Intifada or Palestinian Uprising. This one certainly deserves its reputation as the "classic" account of this uprising. It is quite detailed and yet sees the Intifada from a broad perspective. Whereas so many books on the topic focus exclusively on the military or economic aspects of this conflict, this book treats the broader social and cultural issues. A whole chapter, for example, is devoted to the social effects of the Intifada on Israeli society. Few books broach the relationship of military service in such a conflict to domestic and criminal violence at home, in such deep analysis as Peretz does in this one chapter. Another chapter is devoted to social changes in Palestinian society, in particular the role of women. Everything is backed up with detailed notes, facts, and figures, and a beautiful selection of symbolic photographs. My only regret is that the book has not been brought up to date - it was written in 1989, in the heat of the conflict. But then perhaps that was a good thing.

The Classic!

Many books have been written about the (1st) Intifada or Palestinian Uprising. This one certainly deserves its reputation as the "classic" account of this uprising. It is quite detailed and yet sees the Intifada from a broad perspective. Whereas so many books on the topic focus exclusively on the military or economic aspects of this conflict, this book treats the broader social and cultural issues. A whole chapter, for example, is devoted to the social effects of the Intifada on Israeli society. Few books broach the relationship of military service in such a conflict to domestic and criminal violence at home, in such deep analysis as Peretz does in this one chapter. Another chapter is devoted to social changes in Palestinian society, in particular the role of women. Everything is backed up with detailed notes, facts, and figures, and a beautiful selection of symbolic photographs. My only regret is that the book has not been brought up to date - it was written in 1989, in the heat of the conflict. But then perhaps that was a good thing.