Volume edited by Stig-Magnus Thorsen, Moslih Kanaaneh, Heather Bursheh, and David A. McDonald, with contributors including Issa Boulos, Nader Jalal Albis, and Randa Safieh, examining Palestinian musical traditions as forms of cultural expression, political resistance, and identity formation since 1900. Covers folk, religious, popular, and politically engaged music from across historic Palestine including Jerusalem. The volume situates Palestinian music within the history of occupation, displacement, and cultural survival, tracing how musical practices have adapted and persisted through political upheaval. Recommended for researchers working on Palestinian cultural history, music studies, and the relationship between artistic practice and political resistance, providing a comprehensive scholarly overview of Palestinian musical traditions with particular attention to the role of music in sustaining Palestinian identity under colonial conditions.
