Enclosure

Palestinian Landscapes in a Historical Mirror

By: Gary Fields

Write A Review

Paperback | 5 September 2017 | Edition Number 1

At a Glance

Paperback
424 Pages

Dimensions(cm)
2.22 x 1.64 x 0.26

Paperback

$51.15

or 4 interest-free payments of $12.79 with

Ships in 5 to 7 business days

Today Israel's Separation Wall swallows land, separating Palestinian farmers from their fields, and Israeli settlements grow in the Occupied Territories. Meanwhile amidst the endless ink spilled on both sides of the Israel-Palestine debate it often seems as if little new can be said.

Enclosure, however, marshalls bold new and persuasive arguments about the ongoing dispossession of Palestinians. Revealing the Israel-Palestine landscape primarily as one of enclosure, geographer Gary Fields sheds fresh light on Israel's actions. He places those actions in historical context in a broad analysis of power and landscapes across the modern world. Examining the processes of land grabs in early modern England, colonial North America, and contemporary Palestine, Enclosure shows how the same patterns of exclusion and privatization were born, nurtured and implemented across time and geography. That the same moral, legal and cartographic arguments were copied by enclosers of land in very different historical environments challenges Israel's current rationale as being uniquely beleaguered. It also helps readers in the UK and United States understand the Israel-Palestine conflict in the context of our own, tortured histories.

Industry Reviews

"Reading Enclosure brings home the tragedy of such immense and irrevocable destruction." * New York Review of Books *
"The author utilizes a historical-comparative methodology to produce a trajectory of today's Palestinian loss since the time of legal land reforms in England. In this book, the story of the Palestinian landscape becomes a mirror onto which other histories are projected." * Journal of Palestine Studies *
"A unique exploration of the development of the Israeli culture of land grabs and the historical legal framework and precedents that have allowed Zionist policies to continue unimpeded." * Middle East Monitor *
"A book of incredible historical sweep and compelling depth of analysis. In Enclosure, none of the arguments Fields undertakes operates at the level of mere assertion." -- Don Mitchell, * American Association of Geographers Review of Books *

Shipping

	Standard Shipping	Express Shipping
Metro postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95
Regional postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95
Rural postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95

Orders over $0.00 qualify for free shipping.

How to return your order

At Booktopia, we offer hassle-free returns in accordance with our returns policy. If you wish to return an item, please get in touch with Booktopia Customer Care.

Additional postage charges may be applicable.