Dr Nur Masalha is a senior lecturer and director of the Holy Land Research Project, St.Mary's College, University of Surrey. His books include: Imperial Israel and the Palestinians (2000) and The Politics of Denial (2003).

'In this remarkable book, twelve writers brilliantly evoke the spirit of Edward Said to tell the unvarnished truth about Palestine and Israel.' John Pilger 'This is a work of enormous significance by distinguished scholars of singular courage and integrity. The spirit and legacy of Edward Said are embodied in these papers that seek to rectify grave historical omissions and distortions pertaining to the plight and rights of the Palestinians, particularly in their displacement and exile.' Hanan Ashrawi 'A valuable source to construct a clearer picture of what actually happened to the Palestinian people in the chaotic years of 1947-9.' Political Studies Review 'A wide-ranging collection of invariably interesting essays... the lesson of Catastrophe Remembered is that no two-state solution will be enough to give Palestinians in Israel the dignity denied to them for so long.' Tom Hill, Tribune 'An excellent reader on the subject, bringing together as it does a wide range of essays... Israel's arguments against its critics often include the claim that it is the Middle East's only democracy. This book illustrates why that claim is so shallow, based as it is on a situation which denies full rights to a significant portion of Israeli citizens, denying them everything from adequate water supplies to the validity of their memories and history.' Peace News 'Catastrophe Remembered makes a timely and useful contribution to an important and unfinished discussion.' Neil Caplan, Midwest Jewish Studies Association

• AcknowledgementsNotes on ContributorsForward: Edward W. Said, Scholar-Activist - Naseer H. AruriIntroduction - Nur MasalhaPart I: Evolving Israeli Policies and Indigenous Resistance1. Present Absentees and Indigenous Resistance - Nur Masalha2. The State of Israel Versus the Palestinian Internal Refugees - Hillel Cohen3. Patterns of Internal Displacement, Social Adjustment and the Challenge of Return- Nihad Boqai'4. Forced Sedentarisation, Land Rights and Indigenous Struggle: The Palestinian Bedouin in the Negev - Isma'el Abu Sa'adPart II: Palestinian Oral History and Memory5. "A Muted Sort of Grief": Tales of Refuge in Nazareth (1948-2005) - Isabelle Humphries6. Kafr Bir'im - William Dalrymple7. The Nakba, Oral History and the Palestinian Peasantry: The Case of Lubya - Mahmoud 'Issa8. Unrecognised Villages: Indigenous 'Ayn Hawd Versus Artists' Colony 'Ein Hod - Jonathan Cook9. The Nakba in Hebrew: Israeli-Jewish Awareness of the Palestinian Catastrophe and Internal Refugees - Eitan BronsteinPart III: Human Rights and International Protection10. The Real Roadmap to Peace: International Dimensions of the Internal Refugee Question - Ilan Pappé11. International Protection and Durable Solutions - Terry RempelIndex

Dr Nur Masalha is a senior lecturer and director of the Holy Land Research Project, St.Mary's College, University of Surrey. His books include: Imperial Israel and the Palestinians (2000) and The Politics of Denial (2003).

'In this remarkable book, twelve writers brilliantly evoke the spirit of Edward Said to tell the unvarnished truth about Palestine and Israel.' John Pilger 'This is a work of enormous significance by distinguished scholars of singular courage and integrity. The spirit and legacy of Edward Said are embodied in these papers that seek to rectify grave historical omissions and distortions pertaining to the plight and rights of the Palestinians, particularly in their displacement and exile.' Hanan Ashrawi 'A valuable source to construct a clearer picture of what actually happened to the Palestinian people in the chaotic years of 1947-9.' Political Studies Review 'A wide-ranging collection of invariably interesting essays... the lesson of Catastrophe Remembered is that no two-state solution will be enough to give Palestinians in Israel the dignity denied to them for so long.' Tom Hill, Tribune 'An excellent reader on the subject, bringing together as it does a wide range of essays... Israel's arguments against its critics often include the claim that it is the Middle East's only democracy. This book illustrates why that claim is so shallow, based as it is on a situation which denies full rights to a significant portion of Israeli citizens, denying them everything from adequate water supplies to the validity of their memories and history.' Peace News 'Catastrophe Remembered makes a timely and useful contribution to an important and unfinished discussion.' Neil Caplan, Midwest Jewish Studies Association

• AcknowledgementsNotes on ContributorsForward: Edward W. Said, Scholar-Activist - Naseer H. AruriIntroduction - Nur MasalhaPart I: Evolving Israeli Policies and Indigenous Resistance1. Present Absentees and Indigenous Resistance - Nur Masalha2. The State of Israel Versus the Palestinian Internal Refugees - Hillel Cohen3. Patterns of Internal Displacement, Social Adjustment and the Challenge of Return- Nihad Boqai'4. Forced Sedentarisation, Land Rights and Indigenous Struggle: The Palestinian Bedouin in the Negev - Isma'el Abu Sa'adPart II: Palestinian Oral History and Memory5. "A Muted Sort of Grief": Tales of Refuge in Nazareth (1948-2005) - Isabelle Humphries6. Kafr Bir'im - William Dalrymple7. The Nakba, Oral History and the Palestinian Peasantry: The Case of Lubya - Mahmoud 'Issa8. Unrecognised Villages: Indigenous 'Ayn Hawd Versus Artists' Colony 'Ein Hod - Jonathan Cook9. The Nakba in Hebrew: Israeli-Jewish Awareness of the Palestinian Catastrophe and Internal Refugees - Eitan BronsteinPart III: Human Rights and International Protection10. The Real Roadmap to Peace: International Dimensions of the Internal Refugee Question - Ilan Pappé11. International Protection and Durable Solutions - Terry RempelIndex

Dr Nur Masalha is a senior lecturer and director of the Holy Land Research Project, St.Mary's College, University of Surrey. His books include: Imperial Israel and the Palestinians (2000) and The Politics of Denial (2003).

'In this remarkable book, twelve writers brilliantly evoke the spirit of Edward Said to tell the unvarnished truth about Palestine and Israel.' John Pilger 'This is a work of enormous significance by distinguished scholars of singular courage and integrity. The spirit and legacy of Edward Said are embodied in these papers that seek to rectify grave historical omissions and distortions pertaining to the plight and rights of the Palestinians, particularly in their displacement and exile.' Hanan Ashrawi 'A valuable source to construct a clearer picture of what actually happened to the Palestinian people in the chaotic years of 1947-9.' Political Studies Review 'A wide-ranging collection of invariably interesting essays... the lesson of Catastrophe Remembered is that no two-state solution will be enough to give Palestinians in Israel the dignity denied to them for so long.' Tom Hill, Tribune 'An excellent reader on the subject, bringing together as it does a wide range of essays... Israel's arguments against its critics often include the claim that it is the Middle East's only democracy. This book illustrates why that claim is so shallow, based as it is on a situation which denies full rights to a significant portion of Israeli citizens, denying them everything from adequate water supplies to the validity of their memories and history.' Peace News 'Catastrophe Remembered makes a timely and useful contribution to an important and unfinished discussion.' Neil Caplan, Midwest Jewish Studies Association

• AcknowledgementsNotes on ContributorsForward: Edward W. Said, Scholar-Activist - Naseer H. AruriIntroduction - Nur MasalhaPart I: Evolving Israeli Policies and Indigenous Resistance1. Present Absentees and Indigenous Resistance - Nur Masalha2. The State of Israel Versus the Palestinian Internal Refugees - Hillel Cohen3. Patterns of Internal Displacement, Social Adjustment and the Challenge of Return- Nihad Boqai'4. Forced Sedentarisation, Land Rights and Indigenous Struggle: The Palestinian Bedouin in the Negev - Isma'el Abu Sa'adPart II: Palestinian Oral History and Memory5. "A Muted Sort of Grief": Tales of Refuge in Nazareth (1948-2005) - Isabelle Humphries6. Kafr Bir'im - William Dalrymple7. The Nakba, Oral History and the Palestinian Peasantry: The Case of Lubya - Mahmoud 'Issa8. Unrecognised Villages: Indigenous 'Ayn Hawd Versus Artists' Colony 'Ein Hod - Jonathan Cook9. The Nakba in Hebrew: Israeli-Jewish Awareness of the Palestinian Catastrophe and Internal Refugees - Eitan BronsteinPart III: Human Rights and International Protection10. The Real Roadmap to Peace: International Dimensions of the Internal Refugee Question - Ilan Pappé11. International Protection and Durable Solutions - Terry RempelIndex