Palestinian Arabic versus Israeli Hebrew Place-Names: Comparative Cultural Reading of Landscape Nomenclature and Israeli Renaming Strategies

This article compares Palestinian (Arabic) and Israeli (Hebrew) names of natural features in Palestine/Israel. Based on postcolonial reading and critical toponymy, I argue that despite the dominance of the Jewish nationalist narrative the nomenclature includes ‘intermediate categories’ that attest t...

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Published in:Journal of Holy Land and Palestine Studies
Main Author: Dahamshe, Amer (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Edinburgh Univ. Press [2021]
In: Journal of Holy Land and Palestine Studies
Year: 2021, Volume: 20, Issue: 1, Pages: 62-82
RelBib Classification:KBL Near East and North Africa
ZC Politics in general
Further subjects:B Palestinians
B Comparative Analysis
B Names of Natural Features
B ‘Intermediate Categories’
B Israeli Renaming Strategies
B Indigenous Arab Place-names
B Postcolonial Reading
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