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Author `Amr, Sami, 1924-1998.

Title A young Palestinian's diary, 1941-1945 : the life of Sami `Amr / translated, annotated, and with an introduction by Kimberly Katz ; foreword by Salim Tamari.

Imprint Austin : University of Texas Press, 2009.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe 2nd Floor Stacks  956.944204 Am76Ba 2009    ---  Available
Edition 1st ed.
Description xxiv, 179 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Series Jamal and Rania Daniel series in contemporary history, politics, culture, and religion of the Levant
Jamal and Rania Daniel series in contemporary history, politics, culture, and religion of the Levant.
Note Title in Arabic: Mudhakkirati fi hadhahi al-hayat : macrikat al-hayat (My memoirs of this life : the battle of life).
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. [161]-167) and index.
Contents 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 Sami `Amr -- Appendix 1: Genealogy of the `Amr family -- Appendix 2: People mentioned in the diary.
Note Translated from the Arabic.
Language English translated from the Arabic.
Subject `Amr, Sami, 1924-1998 -- Diaries.
Palestine -- History -- 1917-1948 -- Biography.
Palestinian Arabs -- Diaries.
Palestine -- Description and travel.
Palestine -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Palestinian.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Palestine.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Jerusalem.
Jerusalem -- Biography.
Hebron -- Biography.
Added Author Katz, Kimberly.
ISBN 9780292723559 (pbk)
9780292719316 (cloth : alk. paper)
0292719310 (cloth : alk. paper)

 
    
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