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A young Palestinian's diary, 1941-1945 :

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A young Palestinian's diary, 1941-1945 :

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the life of Sāmī ʻAmr /

translated, annotated, and with an introduction by Kimberly Katz ; foreword by Salim Tamari

1st ed

xxiv, 179 pages :

illustrations, maps ;

24 cm

Jamal and Rania Daniel series in contemporary history, politics, culture, and religion of the Levant

Title in Arabic: Mudhakkirātī fī hādhahi al-ḥayāt : macrikat al-ḥayāt (My memoirs of this life : the battle of life)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-167) and index

History and historiography of the diary. The diarist and his times --- Historiography and themes of the diary --- Conclusion: To write or not to write --- Translation of the diary of Sāmī ʻAmr --- Appendix 1: Genealogy of the ʻAmr family --- Appendix 2: People mentioned in the diary

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Writing in his late teens and early twenties, S x101;m x12B; 'Amr gave his diary an apt subtitle: The Battle of Life, encapsulating both the political climate of Palestine in the waning years of the British Mandate as well as the contrasting joys and troubles of family life. Now translated from the Arabic, S x101;m x12B;'s diary represents a rare artifact of turbulent change in the Middle East. Written over four years, these ruminations of a young man from Hebron brim with revelations about daily life against a backdrop of tremendous transition. Describing the public and the private, the modern and the traditional, S x101;m x12B; muses on relationships, his station in life, and other universal experiences while sharing numerous details about a pivotal moment in Palestine's modern history. Making these never-before-published reflections available in translation, Kimberly Katz also provides illuminating context for S x101;m x12B;'s words, laying out biographical details of S x101;m x12B;, who kept his diary private for close to sixty years. One of a limited number of Palestinian diaries available to English-language readers, the diary of S x101;m x12B; 'Amr bridges significant chasms in our understanding of Middle Eastern, and particularly Palestinian, history. -- Back cover

ʻAmr, Sāmī,1924-1998

Palestinian Arabs, Diaries

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World War, 1939-1945-- Palestine

World War, 1939-1945, Personal narratives, Palestinian

Hebron, Biography

Jerusalem, Biography

Palestine, Description and travel

Palestine, History, 1917-1948, Biography

Palestine, Social life and customs, 20th century

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ʻAmr, Sāmī,1924-1998

Katz, Kimberly

Tamārī, Salīm

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