Palestinian National Movement in Lebanon
Subtitle: A Political History of the 'Ayn Al-Hilwe Camp
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Published: 2021
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780755602834
Subjects: Asia, history
Description: "Hosting over 50,000 inhabitants and governed by competing militias, 'Ayn al-Hilwe in the south of Lebanon is one of the most contested refugee camps in the Middle East. Known as the 'Capital of the Palestinian Diaspora', the camp has endured a long history of internal power struggles and external influence and intervention. Based on extensive ethnographic research in the camp - focused on the actors who have shaped its modern political trajectory since the rupture caused by the 1993 Oslo Accords - Palestinian Refugees of Lebanon places the attention on the role of exile leaderships, camp-based militia commanders and shape-shifting networks of patronage in the political landscape of the Palestinian movement in Lebanon. Offering original empirical and theoretical findings, this book will be essential reading for students of the Palestinian movement and refugee politics in the Middle East and beyond."--