{"product_id":"freedom-is-a-place-ron-j-smith-9780820357560","title":"Freedom Is a Place: The Struggle for Sovereignty in Palestine","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFreedom Is a Place\u003c\/em\u003e gives readers a snapshot of everyday life in the 1967 oPt (occupied Palestinian territories). A project of subaltern geopolitics, it helps both new and seasoned scholars of the region better understand occupation: its purpose, varied manifestations, and on-the-ground functions. This personal study brings to light how large-scale geopolitics play havoc with the lives of ordinary people and how people resist and endure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsing data collected over a decade of fieldwork, Ron J. Smith situates the everyday realities of the occupation within the larger project of Zionism. He explores the attempts to codify a temporary condition like occupation into permanency. Smith insists that occupation be understood as a changing process, not a singular event, and to explain its longevity, he argues that we must uncover the particular geographical and political dynamism at hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough careful use of interviews and participant observation, Smith reveals how the varied practices of occupation transform daily life into a prison. He also helps bring to light everyday narratives illustrating how people mobilize claims to freedom and sovereignty to maintain life under occupation. \u003cem\u003eFreedom Is a Place\u003c\/em\u003e uncovers how lessons from Israel's seventy-plus-years occupation are used by other states to oppress restive populations. At the same time, Smith identifies how these lessons also can be mobilized to create new spaces and strategies toward achieving liberation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ron J. Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0820357561\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780820357560\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Georgia Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 282\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.76lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.71d","brand":"Ron J. Smith","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43994387939583,"sku":"9780820357560","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4bb12fe7-043f-4c33-8d88-41b9bfe2b194.jpg?v=1683329849","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/freedom-is-a-place-ron-j-smith-9780820357560","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}