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Title A quiet revolution : the first Palestinian Intifada and nonviolent resistance / by Mary Elizabeth King ; introduction by President Jimmy Carter.
Author King, Mary E., author.
Publisher New York, NY : Nation Books, an imprint of Avalon Publishing Group, Inc., [2007]
Copyright ©2007

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 In Library  1 week  Library Level 8  History BR100 KIN  
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Description xvi, 464 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : portraits (black and white) ; 23 cm
ISBN 9781560258025 paperback
1560258020 paperback
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [359]-448) and index.
Contents The first Intifada : a variety of perspectives -- The significance of nonviolent struggle : strategies and potential -- Historical review : early use of nonviolent sanctions by Palestinians -- Historical organizing and leading precedents -- Women at the forefront of nonviolent strategies -- Movements of students, prisoners, and work committees -- "We chose to accept occupation" -- East Jerusalem activist intellectuals : new ideas prepare the way -- The Intifada, or "Shaking off" -- The Israelis -- The end of the First Intifada -- The legacy.
Summary "In A Quiet Revolution, renowned civil rights activist Mary Elizabeth King questions the prevailing wisdom that the first Palestinian Intifada was defined by violence. She argues that initially, the uprising was characterized by a massive nonviolent social mobilization, rooted in popular committees often steered by women. These committees adopted strategies that began to lead to political results -- among them the beginnings of a negotiated settlement. King traces the tragic movement away from peaceful protest following the killing of four Palestinian laborers in Gaza, and charts the PLOs increasing contempt for nonviolent struggle. She details the complicity of the media in this escalation of violence -- TV crews would not cover peaceful protests, but Palestinian boys throwing rocks at Israeli soldiers would attract foreign cameras. King draws upon the history of non-violent movements and argues that only through nonviolent strategies can a negotiated peace be achieved with Israel. King believes that the residual knowledge of the power of nonviolent resistance from the first Intifada will provide the bedrock upon which to build this eventual, lasting peace." -- Provided by publsher.
Library Class History BR100
Subject Intifada, 1987-1993.
Nonviolence.
Social conflict.
Israel -- Politics and government -- 20th century.
Arab-Israeli conflict -- 1973-1993 -- Peace.
Other Author Carter, Jimmy, 1924- author of introduction.

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