For Palestine's diaspora and exiled communities, the internet has become an important medium for the formation of Palestinian national and transnational identity. Miriyam Aouragh looks at the internet as both a space and an instrument for linking Palestinian diasporas in Palestine, Jordan and Lebanon. She closely examines the uses and limits of internet technology under conditions of war, along with the ways in which virtual participation enables the generation of new ideals for political reconciliation and self-determination. Through the internet, participants reconstruct a virtual 'Palestinian homeland', gain a space for recovering the past, for overcoming issues of mobility, and for generating social change. This book provides a new angle on those affected by the Israeli-Palestine conflict, and furthers understanding about the connection between electronic media, politics and national identity more widely.

Palestine Online: Transnationalism, the Internet and the Construction of Identity (Library of Modern Middle East Studies)

History

Aouragh, Miriyam

Middle East

I.B.Tauris

For Palestine's diaspora and exiled communities, the internet has become an important medium for the formation of Palestinian national and transnational identity. Miriyam Aouragh looks at the internet as both a space and an instrument for linking Palestinian diasporas in Palestine, Jordan and Lebanon. She closely examines the uses and limits of internet technology under conditions of war, along with the ways in which virtual participation enables the generation of new ideals for political reconciliation and self-determination. Through the internet, participants reconstruct a virtual ‘Palestinian homeland’, gain a space for recovering the past, for overcoming issues of mobility, and for generating social change. This book provides a new angle on those affected by the Israeli-Palestine conflict, and furthers understanding about the connection between electronic media, politics and national identity more widely.

Palestine Online: Transnationalism, the Internet and Construction of Identity (Library of Modern Middle East Studies)

Tauris Academic Studies

See the best price to sell, buy, or rent books by Aouragh, Miriyam. BookScouter helps to compare book prices from 25+ online bookstores and 30+ buyback vendors with a single search.

Books by Aouragh, Miriyam

See the best price to sell, buy, or rent books by Aouragh, Miriyam. BookScouter helps to compare book prices from 25+ online bookstores and 30+ buyback vendors with a single search.

Palestine Online: Transnationalism, the Internet and the Construction of Identity (Library of Modern Middle East Studies)

Palestine Online: Transnationalism, the Internet and Construction of Identity (Library of Modern Middle East Studies)