ABSTRACT

Exploring the Palestinian Student Movement from an historical and sociological perspective, this book demonstrates how Palestinian national identity has been built in the absence of national institutions, whilst emphasizing the role of higher education as an agent of social change, capable of crystallizing patterns of national identity.

Focussing on the political and social activities of Palestinian students in two arenas – the West Bank and Gaza Strip, and the Palestinian diaspora, Students & Resistance covers the period from 1952-2000. The book investigates the commonality of the goal of the respective movements in securing independence and the building of a sovereign Palestinian state, whilst simultaneously comparing their development, social tone and the differing challenges each movement faced.

Examining a plethora of sources including; Palestinian student magazines, PLO documents, Palestinian and Arabic news media, and archival records, to demonstrate how the Palestinian Student Movements became a major political player, this book is of interest to scholars and students of Palestinian History, Politics and the Arab-Israeli Conflict.

chapter |12 pages

Introduction

chapter 1|17 pages

The rise of a new generation

Palestinian students and the experience of Nakba

chapter 3|21 pages

The politics of survival

The GUPS in times of crisis

chapter 4|14 pages

Between Cairo and Beirut

The GUPS in the aftermath of the 1973 War

chapter 5|8 pages

The 1980s

Military challenges and paradigm shift

chapter 7|19 pages

Between academic freedom and military supervision

The Palestinian universities and the national struggle

chapter 8|26 pages

The Palestinian student movement in the West Bank and Gaza Strip

A socio-political account

chapter 10|15 pages

Summary