Three Mothers, Three Daughters: Palestinian Women's Stories (Cultural Studies)

By Michael Gorkin and Rafiqa Othman

Book Overview

A collaboration between an Israeli psychologist and a Palestinian school teacher. This highly original book recounts the surprisingly candid stories of three Palestinian mothers and their daughters. Beautifully told and sensitively edited, these linked narratives bear witness to their experiences of Israeli occupation, their memories of the wars of 1948 and 1967, and the profound changes that have occurred in their political and personal lives. "The complexity of the women's lives and stories and the ways in which they portray themselves in the book make this work of value to anthropologists, as well as to scholars in women's studies, oral history, Middle East studies, and sociology" -Journal of Palestine Studies

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 189274645X
• ISBN13: 9781892746450
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Other Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.7" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

A Must Read!

In the United States and around the world the thinking about Israel and Palestines is based on stereotypes, and on the people who "make the news". Much of it feeds fears and de-humanizes people on both sides who are striving to lead normal lives. Similarly, discussions of women in development tend to forget that women live, work, interact with men - in their families and their communities. For anyone interested in the real life situations of Palestinians, including women, this is a really wonderful book. Through the stories of 3 pairs of mothers and daughters, the book introduces the reader to experiences in the last 50 years as well as to the current situation. I visited Palestine (Ramallah only) in November 2005 - and was looking for some introduction to Palestinians and to gender issues. This book was a phenomenal asset. And while I failed to complete the book while I was there, I have eagerly continued reading it - right up to the last page. It is extremely "readable". I encourage anyone interested in the region, or interested in gender and social change, to read this book. I am buying several copies to give to friends.

Women Know, but Societies Deny

Even this book had been published in 1996 but women still suffer from many society diseases which our two authers try to bring into the surface. The book also give us a chance to observe how the Palestiniane women are aware of the whole situation, even the illiterate mothers. Authers are too smart to choose these women from different villages and different style of thinking. It's a book addresses the foreign reader firstly, who knows little about this society. It is also send a message to all societies to be careful, because these women are not only live in Palestine, but all societies