Year of the Locust: A Soldier's Diary and the Erasure of Palestine's Ottoman Past
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| Rating | : | 4.77 (784 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0520287509 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 216 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-03-18 |
| Language | : | English |
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Some interesting things, hoped for more. Geoffrey W. Dennis First, it's not really a soldier's diary. It's the social-historical analysis of (very) short selections form one soldier by a scoiologist, mingled with the diaries and life events of two other (unrelated) Ottoman soldiers. It's confusing at times, and for a short book, it feels m. Perceptive Inside View of a Soldier In Ottoman Military Elaine Alley Wrone This picture of the late Ottoman era, leading into WWI and drawn by an ordinary but perceptive Palestinian soldier, is rare. He is totally aware of the privations and breakdown of civil society as well as the devastating battles and military losses. The Arab conscripts served in a. Excellent! Excellent!
There he occupied himself by dreaming about his future and using family connections to avoid being sent to the Suez. Year of the Locust captures in page-turning detail the end of the Ottoman world and a pivotal moment in Palestinian history. His diaries draw a unique picture of daily life in the besieged city, bringing into sharp focus its communitarian alleys and obliterated neighborhoods, the ongoing political debates, and, most vividly, the voices from its streetssoldiers, peddlers, prostitutes, and vagabonds. In the diaries of Ihsan Ha
An artful, smooth translation."--Rochelle Davis, Georgetown University"Jrnl Of Palestine Studies" (03/25/2013)"An unparalleled window into everyday life in Jerusalem during the First World War."--William Armstrong"Hurriyet Daily News" (09/01/2013)Impressively thoughtful, layered, and well-documented. --Farid M. Al-Salim"Middle East Journal" (05/07/2012)"The value and significance of the volume is without question. Al-Salim"Middle East Journal" (05/07/2012)"The value and significance of the volume is without question. An artful, smooth translation. --Rochelle Davis, Georgetown University"Jrnl Of Palestine Studies" (03/25/2013)" . The writing is compelling and engaging. "Impressively thoughtful, layered, and well-documented. A precise and well-done history. The writing is compelling and engaging. A precise and well-done history."--Farid M