Palestinian national movement in Lebanon : a political history of the 'Ayn al-Hilwe camp /

Hosting over 30,000 inhabitants and governed by competing militias, 'Ayn al-Hilwe in the south of Lebanon is one of the most contested refugee camps in the Middle East. Known as the 'Capital of the Palestinian Diaspora,' the camp has endured a long history of internal power struggles...

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Main Author: Sogge, Erling Loretzen (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : I.B. Tauris, [2021]
Series:SOAS Palestine studies.
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Summary:Hosting over 30,000 inhabitants and governed by competing militias, 'Ayn al-Hilwe in the south of Lebanon is one of the most contested refugee camps in the Middle East. Known as the 'Capital of the Palestinian Diaspora,' the camp has endured a long history of internal power struggles and external influence and intervention. Based on extensive ethnographic research in the camp, focused on the actors who have shaped its modern political trajectory since the rupture caused by the 1993 Oslo Accords, The Palestinian National Movement in Lebanon places the attention on the role of exile leaderships, camp-based militia commanders and shape-shifting networks of patronage in the political landscape of the Palestinian movement in Lebanon. Offering original empirical and theoretical findings, this book will be essential reading for students of the Palestinian movement and refugee politics in the Middle East and beyond.
Physical Description:x, 255 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0755602838
9780755602834