A young Palestinian's diary, 1941-1945
Subtitle: the life of Sāmī ʻAmr
By: translated, annotated, and with an introduction by Kimberly Katz ; foreword by Salim Tamari.
Contributors: Katz, Kimberly.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Jamal and Rania Daniel series in contemporary history, politics, culture, and religion of the Levant
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Austin
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780292719316
Subjects: ʻAmr, Sāmī, -- 1924-1998 -- Diaries; Palestinian Arabs -- Diaries; World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Palestinian; World War, 1939-1945 -- Palestine; World War, 1939-1945 -- Jerusalem; Palestine -- History -- 1917-1948 -- Biography; Palestine -- Description and travel; Palestine -- Social life and customs -- 20th century; Jerusalem -- Biography; Hebron -- Biography
Genres: Diaries.; Personal narratives, Palestinian.; Biography.
Notes: Title in Arabic: Mudhakkirātī fī hādhahi al-ḥayāt : macrikat al-ḥayāt (My memoirs of this life : the battle of life).

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Foreword: Away from Dūrā (or Life in the margins) / by Salim Tamari; title: pt. 1. History and historiography of the diary; title: The diarist and his times; title: Historiography and themes of the diary; title: Conclusion: To write or not to write; title: pt. 2. Translation of the diary of Sāmī ʻAmr; title: Appendix 1: Genealogy of the ʻAmr family; title: Appendix 2: People mentioned in the diary.