Culture and Customs of the Palestinians (Culture and Customs of the Middle East)
"Farsoun provides a general overview for students and general readers of the culture and customs of the Palestinians, set in the historical context of their defining experience al-Nakba, Arabic for "catastrophe," the word they use to identify and describe the traumatic experience of the destruction of their society in 1948 and the dispossession and expulsion of most of its people as stateless refugees. Coverage includes an historical overview of Palestine and the Palestinians; society and customs; gender, marriage, and family; traditional dress and cuisine; religion and religious customs; literature; and visual and performing arts, and cinema. The text is supplemented with a chronology and glossary."-Art Book News Annual