This book focuses on the central party apparatus of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP), the Democratic Front (DF) branches established in the Occupied Palestinian Territories and Jordan in the 1970s, and the most influential and innovative of the DF women's organizations: the Palestinian Federation of Women's Action Committees in the occupied territories. Until now, no study of a Palestinian political organization has so thoroughly engaged with internal gender histories. In addition, no other work attempts to systematically compare branches in different regional locations to explain those differences. Students of gender and Middle East studies, especially those with a specialty in Palestinian studies, will find this work to be of critical importance. This book will also be of great interest to those working on political protest movements and factional ties.
Author(s): Frances S. Hasso
Series: Gender, Culture, and Politics in the Middle East
Edition: ebook
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Year: 2020
Language: English
Pages: 231
Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Abbreviations
1. Origins Of The Democratic Front For The Liberation Of Palestine
Part One: From Revolution To Pragmatism
2. Mobilization And The State In Jordan And The Occupied Palestinian Territories, 1967–1987
3. Civil War In Jordan, 1969–1971
4. Divergent Protest Histories In The Democratic Front For The Liberation Of Palestine, 1969–1987
5. The “Masses” Are Women: The Palestinian Federation Of Women’s Action Committees In The Occupied Territories, 1978–1987
6. Modernity, Morality, And Mobilizing Women In Democratic Front Branches, 1973–1987
Part Two: From Intifada To Fragmentation, 1988–2000s
7. Political Transformations In The Occupied Territories And Jordan
8. Ruptures, Betrayals, And New Realities In Democratic Front Branches And The PFWAC
Concluding Reflections: Gender And Women In The Democratic Front In Lebanon, Syria, And Kuwait, 1970s–1990s
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