An inspiring and intersectional re-imagining of the path to liberation in Palestine'An inspiring call to action that deconstructs the many oppressive systems we currently find ourselves struggling against' - Adam Horowitz, MondoweissHow is the struggle for Palestinian freedom bound up in other freedom struggles, and how are activists coming together globally to achieve justice and liberation for all?In this bold book, Palestinian ac...

How can we explain that Israel, despite its genocidal attacks in Gaza and its violation of international law, remains immune to criticism? Why do many feminists in the Global North, so quick to denounce the impact of "Islamic fundamentalism" on Palestinian women, remain silent when it comes to decrying the gendered impact of Israeli apartheid in Palestine?In Palestine and Feminist Liberation, Palestinian scholar-activist Nada Elia argues that Palestinian women, far from be...

Le donne palestinesi raramente vengono poste al centro dei dibattiti sulla Palestina, in genere interpretata attraverso una lente maschile e, spesso, militarizzata. Così come spesso sono escluse dai dibattiti del femminismo occidentale mainstream. Nada Elia, con questo libro pieno di rabbia, amore e speranza, cambia il consueto punto di vista sul conflitto mediorientale mettendo al centro della sua analisi intersezionale l'attivismo delle donne palestinesi, e dimostrando che nessuna vision...

Trances, Dances and Vociferations provides a compelling feminist analysis of gender politics in the works of four major Africana women writers: Toni Morrison, Michelle Cliff, Assia Djebar, and Paule Marshall. Nada Elia explores the way in which black women characters use conjuring, double entendre, and song to empower, liberate and determine their own female insurgency. She also explains how African and Afrodiasporic women have been forced to rewrite history and substitute a commu...

In July 2011, Israel passed legislation outlawing the public support of boycott activities against the state, corporations, and settlements, adding a crackdown on free speech to its continuing blockade of Gaza and the expansion of illegal settlements. Nonetheless, the campaign for boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) continues to grow in strength within Israel and Palestine, as well as in Europe and the US.This essential intervention considers all sides of the movement-including...

Venezuela ha dependido, desde su nacimiento, de la influencia del personalismo. Encumbrada sobre las instituciones, sobre las urgencias de la economía y las propuestas de los intelectuales, la voluntad de un hombre poderoso y usualmente armado hasta los dientes ha determinado la marcha de la sociedad sin encontrar mayores resistencias, o contando con masivo entusiasmo. Para los venezolanos ha sido una vivencia recurrente la sujeción a una cadena de reyezuelos, hasta el punto de que pueda e...

The 1964 Sava River flood sets in motion this literary thriller and then sweeps away everything before it.With Water, Spiderweb Nada Gašic cements her reputation as both a spellbinding author and a remarkable chronicler of the city she calls home: Zagreb, Croatia. An eccentric cast of marginalized characters, from a mentally ill man who channels the Virgin Mary to three sisters cast from a disfigured version of the Cinderella fairy tale, this novel is not s...

Building on the intellectual and political momentum that established the Critical Ethnic Studies Association, this Reader inaugurates a radical response to the appropriations of liberal multiculturalism while building on the possibilities enlivened by the historical work of Ethnic Studies. It does not attempt to circumscribe the boundaries of Critical Ethnic Studies; rather, it offers a space to promote open dialogue, discussion, and debate regarding the field's expansive, politic...