Haifa before & after 1948
Subtitle: narratives of a mixed city
By: edited by Mahmoud Yazbak and Yfaat Weiss
Series: Institute for Historical Justice and Reconciliation series -- vol. 6; History of international relations library -- 27; Institute for Historical Justice and Reconciliation series -- v. 6.; History of international relations library -- 27.
Publisher: RoL
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Dordrecht
Language: eng
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9789089790910; 9789089790927
Subjects: Ethnic relations; History; Palestinian Arabs; Israel-Arab War, 1948-1949
Other titles: Haifa before and after 1948
Description: Haifa Before & After 1948, Narratives of a Mixed City is a voyage that 14 scholars and experts undertake through the cultural, political and social history of Haifa before and after the 1948 War. This volume, co-authored by Palestinians and Israelis - Arabs and Jews, mostly Israeli citizens, covers Haifa's architecture and its social and cultural life during the Mandate period, the Arab-Israeli competition in the oil and soap industries, the history of Arab-Jewish inter-communal relations and cohabitation, commemoration in the German Colony of Haifa, the story of two houses that represent the narrative of Palestinians in Haifa and remembrances displayed through personal accounts of the cold winter in 1950.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-216) and index.