Year of the Locust: A Soldier's Diary and the Erasure of Palestine's Ottoman Past - Hardcover

Tamari, Salim

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0520259556 ISBN 13: 9780520259553

Publisher: University of California Press, 2011

Synopsis

Year of the Locust Captures the end of the Ottoman world and a pivotal moment in Palestinian history. This title follows the misadventures of an Ottoman soldier stationed in Jerusalem. Full description

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Review:

"An unparalleled window into everyday life in [Jerusalem during the First World War]."--William Armstrong"Hurriyet Daily News" (09/01/2013)

"A major contribution to the field of social and cultural history of twentieth-century Palestine."--Arab Studies Journal (07/16/2012)

"The value and significance of the volume . . . is without question. . . . The writing is compelling and engaging. . . . [An] artful, smooth translation."-- (03/25/2013)

"A must-read for both researchers and the general reading public."--This Week In Palestine (12/29/2011)

"Impressively thoughtful, layered, and well-documented. . . . A precise and well-done history."-- (05/07/2012)

About the Author:

Salim Tamari is Professor of Sociology at Birzeit University, Palestine, the Director of the Institute of Jerusalem Studies, and the author of Mountain Against the Sea (UC Press).

About this edition

• Publisher: University of California Press
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0520259556
• ISBN 13: 9780520259553
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 192