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856968
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| Main Entry
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Hovsepian, Nubar.
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| Title & Author
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Palestinian state formation : : education and the construction of national identity /\ Nubar Hovsepian.
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| Publication Statement
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Newcastle :: Cambridge Scholars,, 2008.
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1 online resource (x, 269 pages)
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| ISBN
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1282192434
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: 1443808822
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: 1847185681
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: 6612192437
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: 9781282192430
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: 9781443808828
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: 9781847185686
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: 9786612192432
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Introduction and summary of findings -- Theoretical perspectives : state formation and education -- The paradoxes of Palestinian state formation : undertaking state-building while still leading resistance -- Political rent and Palestinian development -- The colonial legacy : inadequate funding, deficient materials, weak instruction, inappropriate curriculum -- The institutionalization of education under the PA -- The Palestinian curriculum : the struggle over/for identity.
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This book examines the role of education in building a new Palestinian state, and especially on the role and function of the education system in the process of state formation. Since education frames a people's identity, the nature of the education system affects how Palestinians relate to their state. Through education the Palestinian Authority (PA) transforms the parameters of identity to serve the requirements of state-building and the peace process. International assistance to the PA affe ...
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Education and state-- Palestine.
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Education-- Social aspects-- Palestine.
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Nation-building-- Palestine.
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Education and state.
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Education-- Social aspects.
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Educational strategies policy.
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Erziehung
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Gründung
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Nationalbewusstsein
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Nation-building.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Public Policy-- Cultural Policy.
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Political structure processes.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Anthropology-- Cultural.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Popular Culture.
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Staat
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Middle East, Palestine.
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Palästinenser.
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| Dewey Classification
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306.43095694
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| LC Classification
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LC191.8.P19H68 2008
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| NLM classification
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MH 84968rvk
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