Lightning through the clouds : 'Izz al-Din al-Qassam and the making of the modern Middle East / Mark...
Lightning through the clouds : 'Izz al-Din al-Qassam and the making of the modern Middle East / Mark...
Lightning through the clouds : 'Izz al-Din al-Qassam and the making of the modern Middle East / Mark Sanagan.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
Austin : University of Texas Press, 2020.
Call Numbers
G 2020/5615
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
xiii, 252 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
The guide -- The city of a thousand minarets -- The soldier shaykh -- Exile to Haifa -- Workers and villagers -- The tip of the thread -- Nahalal, -- With the Qurʼan as a passport -- Memorial
Publication information
Publisher
Austin : University of Texas Press, 2020.
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
Texas
Date Published
2020.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"This social biography of 'Izz al-Din al-Qassam, a preacher, soldier, and anti-colonial rebel who became a symbol of Palestinian nationalism after his death in 1935, examines his struggles against the Italians in Libya, the French in Syria, and the British and Israel in Palestine, as well as his legacy as understood by pro-Arab forces such as Hamas...
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Full title
Lightning through the clouds : 'Izz al-Din al-Qassam and the making of the modern Middle East / Mark Sanagan.
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'Izz al-Din al-Qassam and the making of the modern Middle East
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Author / Creator
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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©2020
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Call Numbers
G 2020/5615
Record Identifier
74VKadLykedM
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKadLykedM
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ISBN
9781477320563 hardcover
1477320563 hardcover
DDC
956.9404092 B
MMS ID
991024320119702626
