Ghassan Kanafani and the Leninist Warriors of Palestine
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11661026 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Louis Brehony (0009-0000-8736-8358, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 3-4 |
| Publication date | 2024-09-26 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Arab Studies Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0271-3519 • E-ISSN: 2043-6920 |
| Publisher | Pluto Journals (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.13169/arabstudquar.46.3-4.0189 |
| OpenAlex | W4402936143 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
Inspired by the broad reading of the works of Ghassan Kanafani, necessitated through the collective process of translating his Selected Political Writings, this article charts the influence of Leninism among a key group of Palestinian revolutionaries. It defines the process of radicalization among activists of the Arab Nationalist Movement, locating an engagement with scientific socialism that pre-dates the June 1967 defeat of Nasser-led forces – often seen as the watershed of Palestinian recruitment to Marxism-Leninism. This article explores publications where Kanafani played a leading editorial role, including al-Hadaf newspaper and other works he developed as a leading member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. Here, Kanafani is seen as the main theoretician of the Front, in a period where questions of organization, theory, and military action formed a Lukácsian totality in his reading. It is argued, moreover, that the trajectory of Kanafani, George Habash, Leila Khaled, and other activists shared similarities to the embrace of Marxism by socialist-led national liberation movements in China, Cuba, and Vietnam, among other examples
Ancient history · Palestine · Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics · History · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Middle East Politics and Society
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |