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Women throughout the world have always played their part in struggles against colonialism, imperialism and other forms of oppression. However, there are few books on Arab political prisoners, fewer still on the Palestinians who have been detained in their thousands for their political activism and resistance. Nahla Abdo's Captive Revolution seeks to break the silence on Palestinian women political detainees, providing a vital contribution to research on women, revolutions, national liberation and anti-colonial resistance. Based on stories of the women themselves, as well as her own experiences as a former political prisoner, Abdo draws on a wealth of oral history and primary research in order to analyse their anti-colonial struggle, their agency and the appalling treatment Making crucial comparisons with the experiences of female political detainees in other conflicts, and emphasising the vital role Palestinian political culture and memorialisation of the 'Nakba' have had on their resilience and resistance, Captive Revolution is a rich and revealing addition to our knowledge of this little-studied phenomenon.

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Book category Books in English Society & social sciences Society & culture: general Social groups

• Full title: Captive Revolution
• Author: Nahla Abdo
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 264
• EAN: 9780745334936
• ISBN: 0745334938
• ID: 02617614
• Publisher: Pluto Press
• Weight: 332 g
• Dimensions: 216 × 126 × 14 mm
• Date of publishing: 20. August 2014

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