Resisting Erasure: A Critical Review

Book review of The Untold Story of the Golan Heights: Occupation, Colonization, and Jawlani Resistance by Dajani, Muna, Fakher Eldin, Munir, and Mason, Michael, 2022

Authors

  • Mohamad AlAshmar

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17161/druze.2.23423

Keywords:

Golan Heights, Jawlani Druze, Settler Colonialism, Israeli Occupation, Cultural Resilience, Political Agency, Identity and Resistance

Abstract

This book review examines The Untold Story of the Golan Heights, which highlights the Jawlani Druze experience under Israeli occupation. The book explores identity, resistance, and survival through a decolonial and interdisciplinary lens, challenging dominant narratives. It offers valuable insights into the region’s complex realities.

تتناول هذه المراجعة كتاب "القصة غير المروية عن هضبة الجولان"، والتي تسلط الضوء على تجربة دروز الجولان تحت الاحتلال الإسرائيلي. يستكشف الكتاب مواضيع الهوية والمقاومة والبقاء من خلال إطار متعدد التخصصات، متحديًا السرديات السائدة. الكتاب يطرح رؤى قيمة حول الحقائق المعقدة في المنطقة.

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References

Habermas, Jürgen. The theory of communicative action: Volume 2: Lifeword and system: A critique of functionalist reason. Vol. 2. Boston: Beacon Press, 1987.

Mason, Michael, Munir Fakher Eldin, and Muna Dajani, eds. The Untold Story of the Golan Heights: Occupation, Colonization and Jawlani Resistance. London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2022.

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Published

2025-02-17

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Reviews

How to Cite

AlAshmar, M. . (2025). Resisting Erasure: A Critical Review: Book review of The Untold Story of the Golan Heights: Occupation, Colonization, and Jawlani Resistance by Dajani, Muna, Fakher Eldin, Munir, and Mason, Michael, 2022. Druze Studies Journal, 2. https://doi.org/10.17161/druze.2.23423