{"product_id":"the-origins-of-palestinian-art-9781846319525","title":"The Origins of Palestinian Art","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book provides the most comprehensive survey of contemporary Palestinian art to date. The development of contemporary practice, theory and criticism is understood as integral to the concomitant construction of Palestinian national identities. In particular the book explores the intricate relationship between art and nationalism in which the idea of origin plays an important and problematic role. The book deconstructs the existing narratives of the history of Palestinian art, which search for its origins in the 19th century, and argues that Palestinian contemporary art demonstrates pluralistic, politically and philosophically complex attitudes towards identity and nation that confound familiar narratives of origin and belonging.  The book builds upon theories of art, nationalism and post-colonialism particularly in relation to the themes of fragmentation and dispersal. It takes the Arabic word for Diaspora Shatat (literally broken apart) as a central concern in contemporary understanding of Palestinian culture and develops it, along with Edward Said’s paradoxical formula of a ‘coherence of dispersal’ as the organising concept of the book. This aspect of contemporary Palestinian art is peculiarly suited to the conditions produced by the globalisation of art and we show how Palestinian artists, despite not having a state, have developed an international profile.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReviews'A masterful performance of fairness and objectivity, combined with a passion for the subject that will make it the most important point of departure for all future writing on this subject.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCritical Inquiry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The book is an excellent survey of contemporary Palestinian art, bringing together a wide range of artists and mediums along with descriptions of these art works and their interpretation within the context of Palestinian culture and history.'\u003cbr\u003e Kiven Strohm, \u003ci\u003eJournal of Palestine Studies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eList of Illustrations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreface\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1. Introduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Problem of the Beginning\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2. The Problem of the Origin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Empty Centre\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Wall\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3. Origin and Disaster\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChaos and the Open Mouth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4. Jerusalem as the Navel and the Blind Spot\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe City as Hierophany\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe City as Wiki\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5. Inside the Line: Palestinians in Israel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6. Al-Shataat: A Coherence of Dispersion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Shadow of the Map\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Cracked Earth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContingency, Tactics and Strategic Essentialism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Artist as Semblant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7. Trailers and Openings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Liverpool University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49413586420055,"sku":"9781846319525","price":109.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781846319525.jpg?v=1730520700","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-origins-of-palestinian-art-9781846319525","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}