In this study, Rhoda Ann Kanaaneh examines the changing notions of sexuality, family and reproduction among Palestinians living in Israel. Distinguishing itself amid the media maelstrom that has homogenized Palestinians as "terrorists", this work offers a complex, nuanced and humanized depiction of a group rendered invisible despite its substantial size, now accounting for nearly 20 percent of Israel's population. "Birthing the Nation" contextualizes the politics of reproduction within contemporary issues affecting Palestinians, and places these issues against the backdrop of a dominant Israeli society.
- ISBN10 0520223799
- ISBN13 9780520223790
- Publish Date 28 June 2002 (first published 29 May 2002)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 12 November 2006
- Publish Country US
- Imprint University of California Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 300
- Language English