LEADER 04295cam a2200625 a 4500001 236609 005 20240621220207.0 008 140220s2009 txuab bj s001 0aeng 010 2009004817 016 7 015301957 |2Uk 020 9780292719316 |qcloth |qalkaline paper 020 0292719310 |qcloth |qalkaline paper 020 9780292723559 |qpaperback 020 0292723555 |qpaperback 035 (OCoLC)ocn277196497 035 236609 043 a-is---awgz---awba--- 049 LHMA 041 1 eng |hara 040 DLC |beng |erda |cDLC |dBTCTA |dYDXCP |dUKM |dC#P |dBWX |dCDX |dVVC |dIXA |dCUV |dHEBIS |dYYP |dMIX |dALAUL |dBDX |dLQU |dOCLCO |dLHM 050 00 DS126.3 |b.A67 2009 100 1 ʻAmr, Sāmī, |d1924-1998. 245 12 A young Palestinian's diary, 1941-1945 : |bthe life of Sāmī ʻAmr / |ctranslated, annotated, and with an introduction by Kimberly Katz ; foreword by Salim Tamari. 250 First edition. 264 1 Austin : |bUniversity of Texas Press, |c2009. 300 xxiv, 179 pages : |billustrations, maps ; |c24 cm. 336 text |btxt |2rdacontent 337 unmediated |bn |2rdamedia 338 volume |bnc |2rdacarrier 490 1 Jamal and Rania Daniel series in contemporary history, politics, culture, and religion of the Levant 500 Title in Arabic: Mudhakkirātī fī hādhahi al-ḥayāt : macrikat al-ḥayāt (My memoirs of this life : the battle of life). 504 Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-167) and index. 505 0 History and historiography of the diary. The diarist and his times --- Historiography and themes of the diary --- Conclusion: To write or not to write --- Translation of the diary of Sāmī ʻAmr --- Appendix 1: Genealogy of the ʻAmr family --- Appendix 2: People mentioned in the diary. 520 Writing in his late teens and early twenties, S x101;m x12B; 'Amr gave his diary an apt subtitle: The Battle of Life, encapsulating both the political climate of Palestine in the waning years of the British Mandate as well as the contrasting joys and troubles of family life. Now translated from the Arabic, S x101;m x12B;'s diary represents a rare artifact of turbulent change in the Middle East. Written over four years, these ruminations of a young man from Hebron brim with revelations about daily life against a backdrop of tremendous transition. Describing the public and the private, the modern and the traditional, S x101;m x12B; muses on relationships, his station in life, and other universal experiences while sharing numerous details about a pivotal moment in Palestine's modern history. Making these never-before-published reflections available in translation, Kimberly Katz also provides illuminating context for S x101;m x12B;'s words, laying out biographical details of S x101;m x12B;, who kept his diary private for close to sixty years. One of a limited number of Palestinian diaries available to English-language readers, the diary of S x101;m x12B; 'Amr bridges significant chasms in our understanding of Middle Eastern, and particularly Palestinian, history. -- Back cover. 546 Translated from the Arabic. 591 Record updated by Marcive processing 21 June 2024 600 10 ʻAmr, Sāmī, |d1924-1998 |vDiaries. 651 0 Palestine |xHistory |y1917-1948 |vBiography. 650 0 Palestinian Arabs |vDiaries. 651 0 Palestine |xDescription and travel. 651 0 Palestine |xSocial life and customs |y20th century. 650 0 World War, 1939-1945 |vPersonal narratives, Palestinian. 650 0 World War, 1939-1945 |zPalestine. 650 0 World War, 1939-1945 |zJerusalem. 651 0 Jerusalem |vBiography. 651 0 Hebron |vBiography. 655 7 Autobiographies. |2lcgft 655 7 Diaries. |2lcgft 655 7 Personal narratives. |2lcgft 700 1 Katz, Kimberly. 700 1 Tamārī, Salīm, |eforeword. 830 0 Jamal and Rania Daniel series in contemporary history, politics, culture, and religion of the Levant. 880 00 |6240-00/rمذكرات في هذه الحياة. إنكليزي 880 |6500-00/rTranslation of: مذكرات في هذه الحياة : معركة الحياة 852 0 |bstacks |hDS126.3 |i.A67 2009