The Palestinians
Rosemary Sayigh
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Description for The Palestinians
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As the Israel-Palestine conflict rages on, it is more important now than ever to understand the history of the Palestinian people. Rosemary Sayigh's The Palestinians is a classic of radical history. Through extensive interviews with Palestinians in refugee camps, she provides a deeply-moving, grassroots story of how the Palestinians came to be who they are today. In their own voices, Palestinians tell stories of the Nabka and their flight from their homeland. Sayigh's powerful account of Palestinians' economic marginalisation the social and psychological effects of being uprooted and the political oppression which ... Read more
As the Israel-Palestine conflict rages on, it is more important now than ever to understand the history of the Palestinian people. Rosemary Sayigh's The Palestinians is a classic of radical history. Through extensive interviews with Palestinians in refugee camps, she provides a deeply-moving, grassroots story of how the Palestinians came to be who they are today. In their own voices, Palestinians tell stories of the Nabka and their flight from their homeland. Sayigh's powerful account of Palestinians' economic marginalisation the social and psychological effects of being uprooted and the political oppression which ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Zed Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781842779637
SKU
V9781842779637
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99-1
About Rosemary Sayigh
Rosemary Sayigh is a social anthropologist, researcher and author. She has been based in Beirut for several decades, and has spent a lifetime researching the impact of the Israel-Palestine conflict on Palestinian refugees. She is also the author of Too Many Enemies: The Palestinian Experience in Lebanon (Zed Books, 1994).
Reviews for The Palestinians
'Invaluable reading for those who care about the Palestinian issue' Jonathan Dimbleby 'This well-written book is really essential for those who wish to keep up on the Middle East' Choice 'This is not merely a scholarly but a deeply moving work' Middle East News