Book contents
- A Tale of Two Narratives
- Cambridge Middle East Studies
- A Tale of Two Narratives
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- A Note on Transliteration
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 The Post-Oslo Period
- Part I The Textbook of Memory
- Part II The Landscape of Memory
- Part III Scoop on the Past
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
- Series page
Conclusion
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 14 May 2021
- A Tale of Two Narratives
- Cambridge Middle East Studies
- A Tale of Two Narratives
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- A Note on Transliteration
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 The Post-Oslo Period
- Part I The Textbook of Memory
- Part II The Landscape of Memory
- Part III Scoop on the Past
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
- Series page
Summary
The conclusion provides a comprehensive overview of the mnemonic plasticity and the societal usages of exclusionary in the two case studies under review. The conclusion emphasizes the different political frameworks that have driven the rise and perpetuation of the exclusionary narratives in Israeli-Jewish and Palestinian society within the mnemonic realms reviewed while also highlighting the context-specific manifestations of the ensuing denial practices. Although this work does not propose a method of fusing the two foundational narratives or suggest ways in which the identified exclusionary narratives can be challenged and modified, the conclusion does set forth the practical and theoretical applications of this work, both in the Israeli-Palestinian arena and beyond. In addition to offering a practical applicability to non-regional scholarship and cross-cultural initiatives, it is the intent of this work to provide fertile ground for future scholarship on Israeli-Jewish and Palestinian mnemonic discourse in an effort to challenge the idealization of the past’s invocation and, instead, expose its neurasthenic and disabling effects in “service of the nation.” Concluding remarks to A Battlefield of Memory thus also address existing scholarly voids and potential future application of this work as a result of the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian crisis.
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- A Tale of Two NarrativesThe Holocaust, the Nakba, and the Israeli-Palestinian Battle of Memories, pp. 304 - 314Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021