Twilight Nationalism: Politics of Existence at Life's End

Besieged nationalism : Fakhri Jday and the decline of the elites -- Worn-out nationalism : Rabbi Avraham Bachar and the community's betrayal -- Surviving nationalism : Ismail abu-Shehade and testimony amid the ruins -- Circumventing nationalism : the Hakim sisters and the cosmopolitan experience -- Domesticated nationalism : Nazihah Asis, a prisoner of Zion -- Dissolved nationalism : Subhiya abu-Ramadan and the critique of the patriarchal order -- Overlooking nationalism : Talia Seckbach-Monterescu in and out of place -- Suspended nationalism : Moshe (Mussa) Hermosa and Jewish-Arab masculinity -- Masking nationalism : Amram Ben-Yosef on a tightrope -- Speechless nationalism : Abu-George on the edge

Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Toward Twilight Nationalism -- PART I: SUNSET -- 1. Besieged Nationalism: Fakhri Jday and the Decline of the Elites -- 2. Worn-Out Nationalism: Rabbi Avraham Bachar and the Community's Betrayal -- 3. Surviving Nationalism: Isma'il abu-Shehade and Testimony -- PART II: DUSK -- 4. Circumventing Nationalism: The Hakim Sisters and the Cosmopolitan Experience -- 5. Domesticated Nationalism: Nazihah Asis, a Prisoner of Zion -- 6. Dissolved Nationalism: Subhiya abu-Ramadan and the Critique of the Patriarchal Order -- 7. Overlooking Nationalism: Talia Seckbach-Monterescu In and Out of Place -- PART III: NIGHTFALL -- 8. Suspended Nationalism: Moshe (Mussa) Hermosa and Jewish-Arab Masculinity -- 9. Masking Nationalism: Amram Ben-Yosef on a Tightrope -- 10. Speechless Nationalism: Abu-George on the Edge -- Conclusion: From Identity Politics to Politics of Existence -- Epilogue: Earth to Earth: Posthumous Nationalism -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.