Professor Bashir Makhoul is Rector of Winchester Campus and Head of School at Winchester School of Art, University of Southampton. Dr Gordon Hon is Lecturer in Fine Art and Visual Culture at Winchester School of Art, University of Southampton.

'The book is an excellent survey of contemporary Palestinian art, bringing together a wide range of artists and mediums along with descriptions of these art works and their interpretation within the context of Palestinian culture and history.'Kiven Strohm, Journal of Palestine Studies

• List of IllustrationsPrefaceAcknowledgements1. IntroductionThe Problem of the Beginning2. The Problem of the OriginThe Empty CentreThe Wall3. Origin and DisasterChaos and the Open Mouth4. Jerusalem as the Navel and the Blind SpotThe City as HierophanyThe City as Wiki5. Inside the Line: Palestinians in Israel6. Al-Shataat: A Coherence of DispersionThe Shadow of the MapThe Cracked EarthContingency, Tactics and Strategic EssentialismThe Artist as Semblant7. Trailers and OpeningsBibliographyIndex

Professor Bashir Makhoul is Rector of Winchester Campus and Head of School at Winchester School of Art, University of Southampton. Dr Gordon Hon is Lecturer in Fine Art and Visual Culture at Winchester School of Art, University of Southampton.

'The book is an excellent survey of contemporary Palestinian art, bringing together a wide range of artists and mediums along with descriptions of these art works and their interpretation within the context of Palestinian culture and history.'Kiven Strohm, Journal of Palestine Studies

• List of IllustrationsPrefaceAcknowledgements1. IntroductionThe Problem of the Beginning2. The Problem of the OriginThe Empty CentreThe Wall3. Origin and DisasterChaos and the Open Mouth4. Jerusalem as the Navel and the Blind SpotThe City as HierophanyThe City as Wiki5. Inside the Line: Palestinians in Israel6. Al-Shataat: A Coherence of DispersionThe Shadow of the MapThe Cracked EarthContingency, Tactics and Strategic EssentialismThe Artist as Semblant7. Trailers and OpeningsBibliographyIndex

Professor Bashir Makhoul is Rector of Winchester Campus and Head of School at Winchester School of Art, University of Southampton. Dr Gordon Hon is Lecturer in Fine Art and Visual Culture at Winchester School of Art, University of Southampton.

'The book is an excellent survey of contemporary Palestinian art, bringing together a wide range of artists and mediums along with descriptions of these art works and their interpretation within the context of Palestinian culture and history.'Kiven Strohm, Journal of Palestine Studies

• List of IllustrationsPrefaceAcknowledgements1. IntroductionThe Problem of the Beginning2. The Problem of the OriginThe Empty CentreThe Wall3. Origin and DisasterChaos and the Open Mouth4. Jerusalem as the Navel and the Blind SpotThe City as HierophanyThe City as Wiki5. Inside the Line: Palestinians in Israel6. Al-Shataat: A Coherence of DispersionThe Shadow of the MapThe Cracked EarthContingency, Tactics and Strategic EssentialismThe Artist as Semblant7. Trailers and OpeningsBibliographyIndex