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Worlding the Middle East Ser.: Lives and Deaths of Jubrail Dabdoub : Or, How the Bethlehemites Discovered Amerka by Jacob Norris (2023, Trade Paperback)

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At the center of these extraordinary occurrences lived Jubrail Dabdoub.

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Product Identifiers

PublisherStanford University Press

ISBN-101503633756

ISBN-139781503633759

eBay Product ID (ePID)20057254718

Product Key Features

Number of Pages290 Pages

Publication NameLives and Deaths of Jubrail Dabdoub : Or, How the Bethlehemites Discovered Amerka

LanguageEnglish

SubjectAsia / General, Modern / 19th Century, Middle East / Israel & Palestine, World

Publication Year2023

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaHistory

AuthorJacob Norris

SeriesWorlding the Middle East Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight14.7 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2022-022359

Dewey Edition23

TitleLeadingThe

Reviews"Norris' book is an impressive work that offers a captivating glimpse into the history and lifeworld of Bethlehemites in the late 19th century, as he masterfully balances history and fiction to create a hybrid form that is both imaginative and informative."--Karim Kattan, The Markaz Review, "Using a range of sources--the nun's notebooks, parish records, interviews with descendants of the Bethlehem merchants who were active at the turn of the century, memoirs written during those years, other supplemental material to provide context, and his imagination--Norris has written an account that brings to life a town on the cusp of transformation and a population that bravely stepped into the unknown to secure their fortunes."--Ida Audeh, Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, "Jacob Norris has pioneered a fresh way to write of Middle Eastern migrants and their peregrinations across space, time, and culture. His wonderfully engrossing use of magical realism cum history allows us to more intimately understand how they navigated and found success in a bewilderingly changing world."--Akram Khater, author of Inventing Home, Jacob Norris has pioneered a fresh way to write of Middle Eastern migrants and their peregrinations across space, time, and culture. His wonderfully engrossing use of magical realism cum history allows us to more intimately understand how they navigated and found success in a bewilderingly changing world., " The Lives and Deaths of Jubrail Dabdoub is a most original treatise on local knowledge--a story of donkeys, suitcases and miracles, and the saga of Bethlehem merchant families moving between Palestine and the Americas. Jacob Norris weaves an astute combination of historical discourse and magical realism."--Salim Tamari, The Jerusalem Quarterly, "In a captivating retelling of Bethlehem's late nineteenth-century emigration boom and its age of economic and saintly miracles, The Lives and Deaths of Jubrail Dabdoub pushes the boundaries of historical writing to offer a fresh perspective on the interplay between commerce, religion, and migration in Palestine's pioneering hill town."--Eibhlin Priestley, Jerusalem Quarterly, The Lives and Deaths of Jubrail Dabdoub is a most original treatise on local knowledge--a story of donkeys, suitcases and miracles, and the saga of Bethlehem merchant families moving between Palestine and the Americas. Jacob Norris weaves an astute combination of historical discourse and magical realism.

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal305.89274056942092

Table Of ContentIntroduction 1. Of a land called Amerka, Or how ammo Hanna was saved by al-Khadr 2. Of the hallowed ridge, Or how Jubrail learned to profit from Christmas 3. Of Jubrail's forebears, Or the toils of Yousef and Rosa 4. In which Bethlehem gets a new street 5. Of unruly markets and underwater ships 6. Of sunken eyes in a casket, Or how Bethlehem came to be covered in dust 7. Of mechanical wonders on near and distant shores 8. In search of Amerka 9. Of troubles on the Trocadero 10. Of the decline of Hosh Dabdoub, Or how Jubrail's schooling came in useful 11. Of a street named Rosario 12. By the truth of al-Khadr, I went and came back! 13. Of white cities and bronze medals 14. Of fertility potions and the dizzying heights of success 15. Of weeping icons, ghostly armies and visions of the Virgin 16. Of the enchanted palaces of Bethlehem 17. Of hyenas, serpents and French philanthropists 18. Of the resurrection of Jubrail Dabdoub Epilogue Author's Commentary

SynopsisThis is the fantastical, yet real, story of the merchants of Bethlehem, the young men who traveled to every corner of the globe in the nineteenth century. These men set off on the backs of donkeys with suitcases full of crosses and rosaries, to return via steamship with suitcases stuffed with French francs, Philippine pesos, or Salvadoran colones. They returned with news of mysterious lands and strange inventions--clocks, trains, and other devices that both befuddled and bewitched the Bethlehemites. With newfound wealth, these merchants built shimmering pink mansions that transformed Bethlehem from a rural village into Palestine's wealthiest and most cosmopolitan town. At the center of these extraordinary occurrences lived Jubrail Dabdoub. The Lives and Deaths of Jubrail Dabdoub tells the story of Jubrail's encounters, offering a version of Palestinian history rarely acknowledged. From his childhood in rural Bethlehem to later voyages across Europe, East Asia, and the Americas, Jubrail's story culminates in a recorded miracle: in 1909, he was brought back from the dead. To tell such a tale is to delve into the realms of the fantastic and improbable. Through the story of Jubrail's life, Jacob Norris explores the porous lines between history and fiction, the normal and the paranormal, the everyday and the extraordinary. Drawing on aspects of magical realism combined with elements of Palestinian folklore, Norris recovers the atmosphere of late nineteenth-century Bethlehem: a mood of excitement, disorientation, and wonder as the town was thrust into a new era. As the book offers an original approach to historical writing, it captures a fantastic story of global encounter and exchange., The Lives and Deaths of Jubrail Dabdoub follows the fantastical journeys of the merchants of Bethlehem, employing a magical realist style of writing to recapture the transformative impact of their travels on Palestine and the world beyond.

LC Classification NumberDS125.3.D23N67 2023