Nation, narration and conflation: a mutual blind spot in historical narratives of the Israeli Palestinian conflict
In the aftermath of the collapse of the Oslo peace process in 2000, many academics and educators began to focus on antithetical Israeli and Palestinian historical narratives as an important obstacle to a peaceful resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. A decade later, initial optimism at th...
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ndltd-LACETR-oai-collectionscanada.gc.ca-QMM.1230572014-07-04T04:41:14ZNation, narration and conflation: a mutual blind spot in historical narratives of the Israeli Palestinian conflictBitton, DanielAnthropology - CulturalIn the aftermath of the collapse of the Oslo peace process in 2000, many academics and educators began to focus on antithetical Israeli and Palestinian historical narratives as an important obstacle to a peaceful resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. A decade later, initial optimism at the prospect of a "bridging narrative" that would foster mutual comprehension by integrating Israeli and Palestinian versions of history has waned, with many early enthusiasts abandoning the idea as unrealistic. This paper compares Zionist and Palestinian historical narratives about the conflict as a whole, to the work of historians specializing in land issues in Palestine in the period 1881-1939. The comparison reveals important mutual lacunae in both sets of conventional narratives, which if integrated into an overall history suggest a potentially productive integrated "bridging" narrative.Après l'échec du processus de paix d'Oslo en l'an 2000, plusieurs universitaires et éducateurs ont commencé à considérer les récits historiques antithétiques israéliens et palestiniens comme étant un obstacle à la résolution pacifique du conflit Israélo-Palestinien. Une décennie plus tard, l'optimisme initial d'une perspective de récit commun, susceptible de favoriser une compréhension mutuelle, s'est dissipé. Plusieurs des premiers fervents de cette idée l'ont abandonnée car ils la considèrent irréaliste. Ce document compare les récits historiques Sionistes et Palestiniens, du conflit dans son ensemble, à l'œuvre des historiens qui se spécialisent dans le domaine des questions foncières et territoriales en Palestine entre 1881 et 1939. La comparaison révèle des lacunes importantes dans les deux récits historiques et suggère qu'un récit commun potentiellement fructueux pourrait voir le jour si l'on tenait compte des travaux des historiens, mentionnés ci-dessus, en les intégrant à l'histoire globale.McGill UniversityAllan Young (Internal/Supervisor)2014Electronic Thesis or Dissertationapplication/pdfenElectronically submitted thesesAll items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated.Master of Arts (Department of Anthropology) http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=123057 |
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In the aftermath of the collapse of the Oslo peace process in 2000, many academics and educators began to focus on antithetical Israeli and Palestinian historical narratives as an important obstacle to a peaceful resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. A decade later, initial optimism at the prospect of a "bridging narrative" that would foster mutual comprehension by integrating Israeli and Palestinian versions of history has waned, with many early enthusiasts abandoning the idea as unrealistic. This paper compares Zionist and Palestinian historical narratives about the conflict as a whole, to the work of historians specializing in land issues in Palestine in the period 1881-1939. The comparison reveals important mutual lacunae in both sets of conventional narratives, which if integrated into an overall history suggest a potentially productive integrated "bridging" narrative. === Après l'échec du processus de paix d'Oslo en l'an 2000, plusieurs universitaires et éducateurs ont commencé à considérer les récits historiques antithétiques israéliens et palestiniens comme étant un obstacle à la résolution pacifique du conflit Israélo-Palestinien. Une décennie plus tard, l'optimisme initial d'une perspective de récit commun, susceptible de favoriser une compréhension mutuelle, s'est dissipé. Plusieurs des premiers fervents de cette idée l'ont abandonnée car ils la considèrent irréaliste. Ce document compare les récits historiques Sionistes et Palestiniens, du conflit dans son ensemble, à l'œuvre des historiens qui se spécialisent dans le domaine des questions foncières et territoriales en Palestine entre 1881 et 1939. La comparaison révèle des lacunes importantes dans les deux récits historiques et suggère qu'un récit commun potentiellement fructueux pourrait voir le jour si l'on tenait compte des travaux des historiens, mentionnés ci-dessus, en les intégrant à l'histoire globale. |
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Nation, narration and conflation: a mutual blind spot in historical narratives of the Israeli Palestinian conflict |
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Nation, narration and conflation: a mutual blind spot in historical narratives of the Israeli Palestinian conflict |
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Nation, narration and conflation: a mutual blind spot in historical narratives of the Israeli Palestinian conflict |
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nation, narration and conflation: a mutual blind spot in historical narratives of the israeli palestinian conflict |
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