Gaza: a history
by King, John, Filiu, Jean-Pierre
fromComparative politics and international studies
Forfatteren beskriver Gazastribens historie og problematiske forhold til den Israelske stat siden 1948
With his hallmark insight into the forces at play in the Middle East and his acclaimed journalistic skill, Lawrence Wright takes us through each of the thirteen days of the Camp David conference, delving deeply into the issues and enmities between the two nations, explaining the…
Based on field research conducted by the author in 2008, this book consists of a careful examination of graffiti written on both the Palestinian and Israeli sides of the Israeli-built "separation wall". With interviews with college students on both sides about the graffiti
Spanning decades and encompassing war, mass exodus, epic migrations and the search for individual and collective identity, The Last Earth tells the story of modern Palestine through the memories of those who have lived it
How do people and goods get in and out of Gaza? Do Gazans ever have fun? Is the Strip beautiful? And do TV reports actually reflect ordinary life inside the world's largest open-air prison? This book reveals the pleasures and pains, hopes and frustrations of Gazans going about t…
Ilan Pappe's history of modern Palestine has been updated to include the dramatic events of the 1990s and the early twenty-first century. These years, which began with a sense of optimism, as the Oslo peace accord was being negotiated, culminated in the second intifada and the i…
Drinking the sea at Gaza: days and nights in a land under siege
by Hass, Amira
fromOwl book
En jødisk-israelsk journalist indfanger stemninger, hændelser og politiske rørelser blandt palæstinensiske beboere i Gaza-striben og beskriver et hjørne af den arabisk-israelske konflikt.
Essays fra perioden dec. 2000 til juli 2003 - tidligere publiceret i Al-Hayat, Al-Ahram Weekly og London Review of Books
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…
This title is a study how of the once-triumphant country of Israel has failed in the eyes of the world. Richard Cramer gets to the core of what is troubling so many Westerners about Israel: the contradiction between its humanistic foundation and its harsh treatment of the Palest…