{"product_id":"lightning-through-the-clouds-izz-al-din-al-qassam-and-the-making-of-the-modern-middle-east-hardback-9781477320563","title":"Lightning Through the Clouds; ?Izz Al-Din Al-Qassam and the Making of the Modern Middle East (Hardback) 9781477320563","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eLightning Through the Clouds\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003e?Izz Al-Din Al-Qassam and the Making of the Modern Middle East\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMark Sanagan (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781477320563, University of Texas Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 3 May 2020\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e272 pages, 10 b\u0026amp;w illustrations\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.8 cm, 0.567 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\"[A] masterful study of [‘Izz al-Din al-Qassam]...The judicious analysis and research found in \u003ci\u003eLightning through the Clouds\u003c\/i\u003e allows us to cast aside the myth and lore surrounding this iconic figure and uncover the many complex historical forces that shaped his life. Lightning through the Clouds is not only a welcome contribution to Palestinian studies but a valuable addition to the larger field of modern Middle Eastern history.\"\u003c\/div\u003e (Journal of Palestine Studies) \u003cdiv\u003eA welcome scholarly publication...Sanagan’s choice of narrating the social history of ʿIzz Al-Din Al-Qassam as the representative of resistance in the modern Middle East offers a valuable contribution to both the biography of the iconic hero and the historiography of Mandate Palestine during its middle period. The study would benefit scholars and students of history, religious studies, and Middle East and cultural studies.\u003c\/div\u003e (Arab Studies Quarterly) \u003cdiv\u003eThis biography of [‘Izz al-Din] al-Qassam places him not only in the context of his social and political settings, but also allows us to see him within a wider movement in which his charisma and community connections made him not a single, dominating figure, but first amongst equals...Sanagan has thus succeeded in writing a rare book, one that combines the compelling narrative thrust of a biography with a breadth of view that tells the reader something genuinely new about the development of Palestine and Levantine anti-colonial politics over the first third of the twentieth century.\u003c\/div\u003e (Contemporary Levant) \u003cdiv\u003eWell-researched with extensive Arabic and English sources...Sanagan’s study updates and supersedes the extant literature on Qassam.\u003c\/div\u003e (AHR)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLightning through the Clouds\u003c\/i\u003e is the first English-language life-and-times biography of \u0026amp;#x2018;Izz al-Din al-Qassam, a preeminent figure who helped to reshape the political and religious landscape of the region. A Syrian-born, Egyptian-educated cleric, he went from the battlefields of World War I to join the anticolonialist fight against the French in Syria. Sentenced to be executed by the French military, he managed to escape to Palestine, where he became an increasingly popular presence, moved by the plight of the poor and disenfranchised. Outraged by British rule and the encroachment of Zionism, he formed a secret society to resist the colonization of Palestine first by the British and then by Jewish immigrants from Europe, once again taking up arms and advocating for a moral, political, and military jihad as the only solution. His death at the hands of Palestine Police in 1935 drew thousands to his funeral and sparked the 1936–1939 Arab Revolt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis influence continues to be felt in the region; for example, the military wing of the Palestinian Hamas organization is named the \u0026amp;#x2018;Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades. Al-Qassam is either revered or reviled, depending on the observers\u0026amp;#x2019; perspective, but he is without doubt a fascinating and historically significant individual whose influence on the past, and our present, makes this examination of his life both important and timely.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eList of Figures\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eList of Abbreviations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNote on Transliterations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrologue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 1. The Guide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 2. The City of a Thousand Minarets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 3. The Soldier Shaykh\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 4. Exile to Haifa\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 5. Workers and Villagers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 6. The Tip of the Thread\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 7. Nahalal, 1932\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 8. With the Qurʾan as a Passport\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 9. Memorial\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConclusion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEpilogue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix. Ikhwan al-Qassam\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Note on Sources\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGlossary\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52670829461784,"sku":"9781477320563","price":34.58,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/lightning-through-the-clouds-izz-al-din-al-qassam-and-the-making-of-the-modern-middle-east-hardback-9781477320563","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}