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Paperback Roy is humanely and professionally committed in ways that are unmatched by any other nonPalestinian scholar Edward W SaidGaza the centre of Palestinian nationalism and resistance to the occupation is the linchpin of the IsraeliPalestinian conflict and the key to its resolution Since 2005 Israel has deepened the isolation of the territory severing it almost completely from its most vital connections to the West Bank Israel and beyond and has deliberately shattered its economy transforming Palestinians from a people with political rights into a humanitarian problemSara Roy unpacks this process looking at US foreign policy towards the Palestinians as well as analysing the trajectory of Israeli policy toward Gaza which became a series of punitive approaches meant not only to contain the Hamas regime but weaken Gazan societyRoy also reflects on Gazas ruination from a Jewish perspective and discusses the connections between Gazas history and her own as a child of Holocaust survivors This book a follow up from the renowned Failing Peace comes from one of the worlds most acclaimed writers on the region Palestinians refuse to be silenced and their struggle must not be ignored Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK depending on stock availability
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Explore tips, opinions, and features on Unsilencing Gaza Reflections on Resistance sold at 36.89 $ ; this product is listed in the Books & Magazines category, produced by , and sold by Abebooks.com.
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Openair prison Terror Resistance Occupation Siege Trauma Bare humanity irrespective of when where and to whom the word is uttered Gaza immediately evokes an abundance of metaphors Similarly a plethora of metaphors also invoke Gaza Crisis Exception Refugees Destitution Tunnels Persistence With essays written by journalists writers doctors academics and others this volume uses metaphor to record and historicize Gaza to contextualize its everyday realities interrogate its representations and provide an understanding on Gazas real and symbolic significance The essays within written both from within Gaza and outside touch on life and survival the making of the Gaza Strip and its increasing isolation the discursive and visual tools that have often shackled Gaza behind misunderstandings and what Gaza contributes to our understanding of exception inequality dispossession biopolitics necropower and other terms which we rely on to make sense of our world The volume reveals how Gaza is an outcome of specific historical and spatial practices and not simply a metaphor of a faraway humanitarian disaster or place of incomprehensible violence Gaza As Metaphor demonstrates that Gaza is a real place an inseparable part of the past present and future condition of Palestinians in particular and of dispossession more generally
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Discover information, advice, and prices for Gaza A History by NA sold for 39.45 $ , available in the Books & Magazines category; this product is sold by Abebooks.com and made by .
A Guardian Book of the Year 2014 and Shortlisted for the 2015 Palestine Book Award Through its millenniumlong existence Gaza has often been bitterly disputed while simultaneously and paradoxically enduring prolonged neglect JeanPierre Filius book is the first comprehensive history of Gaza in any language Squeezed between the Negev and Sinai deserts on the one hand and the Mediterranean Sea on the other Gaza was contested by the Pharaohs the Persians the Greeks the Romans the Byzantines the Arabs the Fatimids the Mamluks the Crusaders and the Ottomans Napoleon had to secure it in 1799 to launch his failed campaign on Palestine In 1917 the British Empire fought for months to conquer Gaza before establishing its mandate on Palestine In 1948 200000 Palestinians sought refuge in Gaza a marginal area neither Israel nor Egypt wanted Palestinian nationalism grew there and Gaza has since found itself at the heart of Palestinian history It is in Gaza that the fedayeen movement arose from the ruins of Arab nationalism It is in Gaza that the 1967 Israeli occupation was repeatedly challenged until the outbreak of the 1987 intifada And it is in Gaza in 2007 that the dream of Palestinian statehood appeared to have been shattered by the split between Fatah and Hamas The endurance of Gaza and the Palestinians make the publication of this history both timely and significant
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Explore tips, opinions, and features on A Rebel in Gaza Behind sold at 29.63 $ ; this product is listed in the Books & Magazines category, produced by , and sold by Abebooks.com.
A Palestinian journalist who grew up in the Rafah refugee camp in Gaza Asmaa alGhoul offers a rare view of a young woman coming into her own political and secular beliefs amidst the regions relentless violence and under Israeli occupation She has been called too strong minded frequently criticized for not covering her hair and for being outspoken As a journalist and activist she has led demonstrations and been vocal in her opposition to Hamas and Fatah which has led her to family strife imprisonment brutal interrogations death threats and attacksA Rebel in Gaza is Asmaas story as told to FrancoLebanese writer Selim Nassib over the course of the Arab Spring through meetings phone calls Skype and even texts during the siege of Gaza in 2014 when Israel conducted Operation Cast Lead in response to several rocket attacks by Hamas and she was locked in the open air prison that her homeland had become Both determined and dedicated to its liberation through writing education and culture she paints the sensory portrait of the native country she passionately loves which over years has become a cauldron of wars and fundamentalismGaza has always been rebellious stubborn addictive Im her daughter and I look like herAsmaa alGhoul b 1982 was given the prestigious Courage in Journalism Award by the International Womens Media Foundation and is described by The New York Times as a woman known for her defiant stance against the violations of civil rights in GazaSelim Nassib b 1946 journalist for Libération and novelist is the author of I Loved You for Your Voice and The Palestinian Lover Europa Editions
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Minimal wear to cover Pages clean and binding tight Shelfwear Bumped edges Slight scuffing to covers Small tear to front cover 9780755634392 Paperback
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Paperback A collection of allnew satirical short fictional comics by the great Joe SaccoJoe Sacco is renowned for his nonfiction books of comics journalism like Palestine Safe Area Gorazde and Footnotes in Gaza Now in Bumf he returns to his early days as a satirist and underground cartoonist In the vein of the old underground comix like ZAP or Weirdo Bumf will be puerile disgusting and beyond redemption It will go where it wants to go and do what it wants to do It will also be very funny Joe Sacco is renowned for his nonfiction books of comics journalism like Palestine Safe Area Gorazde and Footnotes in Gaza In the vein of the old underground comix like ZAP or Weirdo Bumf will be puerile disgusting and beyond redemption It will go where it wants to go and do what it wants to do Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK depending on stock availability
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These essays by a leading Israeli historian focus on Israeli decisions and the reasons behind the mass Arab exile from Palestine in 1948 Benny Morris addresses the transfer of Majdals Arabs to Gaza in 1950 the initial absorption of the Palestinian refugees in Arab host countries in 19489 and why some Arabs remained in their villages He then explores attitudes toward the Palestinian Arabs from the 1948 war to the differing perspectives of Israels two main parties By examining past and present Israeli historiography Morris identifies and analyzes the major points of controversy between the old official Israeli histories and the new histories of the 1980s and beyond
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Explore tips, opinions, and features on The 1967 Arab Israeli War sold at 27.38 $ ; this product is listed in the Books & Magazines category, produced by , and sold by Abebooks.com.
The June 1967 war was a watershed in the history of the modern Middle East In six days the Israelis defeated the Arab armies of Egypt Syria and Jordan and seized large portions of territory including the West Bank East Jerusalem the Gaza Strip the Sinai Peninsula and the Golan Heights With the hindsight of four decades and access to recently declassified documents two veteran scholars of the Middle East bring together some of the most knowledgeable experts in their fields to reassess the origins of the war and its regional reverberations Each chapter takes a different perspective from the vantage point of a different participant those that actually took part in the war and also the world powers the United States Soviet Union Britain and France that played important roles behind the scenes Their conclusions make for sober reading At the heart of the story was the incompetence of the Egyptian high command under the leadership of Nasser and the rivalry between various Arab players who were deeply suspicious of each others motives Israel on the other side gained a resounding victory for which despite previous assessments to the contrary there was no master plan
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Paperback This is the stirring story of the Australian Light Horse in the Middle East in World War I culminating in their brilliant victories in Gaza Beersheba and DamascusThe Australian Light Horse was a unique force first raised during the Boer War and then reformed for World War I Most of the men were from the Australian outback had a special bond with their horses which were also from Australia and knew how to survive and fight in harsh landscapes and dry conditionsThe greatest part of the Allied victory over the Turks was thanks to the Australian Light Horse Colonel Lawrence had a strategy for actually defeating the Turks as opposed to the British High Commands acceptance of the status quo What Lawrence needed was a mobile elite force to join his own troops and in the Light Horse he had them Battlehardened by Gallipoli and the repulse of the Turkish invasion of Egypt the Australians were ready Under their brilliant commander Sir Harry Chauvel they won great victories in the Sinai Palestine and Syria culminating in the last great cavalry charge in our military history and the taking of Beersheba in 1917 Roland Perry brings this story to life and tells it with colour emotion and authorityThe first great read about the victories of the Australian cavalry in Arabia The AustralianConjures up the romantic image of the Light Horse that endures to this day Herald Sun A compulsive read Newcastle Herald A history book that deserves a place in every suburban home library the story of an extraordinary generation of Australians who created an enduring legend while changing the course of history West Australian Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK depending on stock availability
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In a move that would forever alter the map of the Middle East Israel captured the West Bank Golan Heights Gaza Strip and Sinai Peninsula in 1967s brief but pivotal Six Day War CURSED VICTORY is the first complete history of the wars troubled aftermath a military occupation of the Palestinian territories that is now well into its fifth decade Drawing on unprecedented access highlevel sources topsecret memos and neverbeforepublished letters the book provides a gripping and unvarnished chronicle of how what Israel promised would be an enlightened occupation quickly turned sour and the anguished diplomatic attempts to bring it to an end Bregman sheds fresh light on critical moments in the peace process taking us behind the scenes as decisions about the fate of the territories were made and more often as crucial opportunities to resolve the conflict were missed As the narrative moves from Jerusalem to New York Oslo to Beirut and from the late 1960s to the present day CURSED VICTORY provides vivid portraits of the key players in this unfolding drama including Moshe Dayan King Hussein of Jordan Bill Clinton and Yasser Arafat Yet Bregman always reminds us how diplomatic and backroom negotiations affected the daily lives of millions of Arabs and how the Palestinian resistance especially during the first and second intifadas in turn shaped political developments As Bregman concludes the occupation has become a dark stain on Israels history and an era when international opinion of the country shifted decisively CURSED VICTORY is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the origins of the ongoing conflict in the region
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