New Critical Approach to the History of Palestine

<p>A New Critical Approach to the History of Palestine discusses prospects and</p><p>methods for a comprehensive evidence-based history of Palestine with a</p><p>critical use of recent historical archaeological and anthropological methods.</p><p>This history is not an exclusive history but one that is ethnically and</p><p>culturally inclusive a history of and for all peoples who have lived in Palestine.</p><p>After an introductory essay offering a strategy for creating coherence</p><p>and continuity from the earliest beginnings to the present the volume presents</p><p>twenty articles from twenty-two contributors fifteen of whom are of</p><p>Middle Eastern origin or relation.</p><p>Split thematically into four parts the volume discusses ideology national</p><p>identity and chronology in various historiographies of Palestine and the</p><p>legacy of memory and oral history; the transient character of ethnicity in</p><p>Palestine and questions regarding the ethical responsibilities of archaeologists</p><p>and historians to protect the multi-ethnic cultural heritage of Palestine;</p><p>landscape and memory and the values of community archaeology and</p><p>bio-archaeology; and an exploration of the “ideology of the land” and its</p><p>influence on Palestine’s history and heritage.</p><p>The first in a series of books under the auspices of the Palestine History</p><p>and Heritage Project (PaHH) the volume offers a challenging new departure</p><p>for writing the history of Palestine and Israel throughout the ages. <i>A</i></p><p>New Critical Approach to the History of Palestine explores the diverse history</p><p>of the region against the backdrop of twentieth-century scholarly construction</p><p>of the history of Palestine as a history of a Jewish homeland with roots</p><p>in an ancient biblical Israel and examines the implications of this ancient</p><p>and recent history for archaeology and cultural heritage. The book offers a</p><p>fascinating new perspective for students and academics in the fields of anthropological</p><p>political cultural and biblical history.</p>