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The last earth : a Palestinian story / Ramzy Baroud ; foreword by Ilan Pappe ; edited by Daniela Loffreda.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: London, England : Pluto Press, [2018]Copyright date: ©2018Description: xvi, 278 pages ; 20 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780745338002
  • 0745338003
  • 9780745337999
  • 0745337996
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • DS110.G3 B37 2018
Summary: "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. Ordinary Palestinians have rarely narrated their own history. In this groundbreaking book, acclaimed author Ramzy Baroud draws on dozens of interviews to produce vivid, intimate and beautifully written accounts of Palestinian lives -- in villages, refugee camps, prisons and cities, in the lands of their ancestors and in exile. Baroud's empathetic and lyrical approach reveals new human dimensions of the Palestinian saga, telling it as it has never before been told. Against dominant narratives, The Last Earth reclaims Palestine's past -- and present -- for all its people." -- Back cover.
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Non-Fiction Davis (Central) Library Non-Fiction Non-Fiction 956.94 BAR Checked out 10/04/2024 T00813435
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This is a history of modern Palestine like no other: built from the testimony of people who have lived through it. Ramzy Baroud here gathers accounts from countless Palestinians from all walks of life, and from throughout the decades, to tell the story of the nation and its struggle for independence and security. Challenging both academic and popular takes on Palestinian history, Baroud unearths here the deep commonalities within the story of Palestine, ones that draw the people together despite political divisions, geographical barriers and walls, factionalism, occupation, and exile. Through these firsthand reports--by turns inspiring and terrifying, triumphant and troubled--we see Palestine in all its complexity and contradictions, ever vibrant in the memories of the people who have fought, physically and otherwise, for its future. A remarkable book, The Last Earth will be essential to understanding the struggles in the contemporary Middle East.

Includes index.

"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. Ordinary Palestinians have rarely narrated their own history. In this groundbreaking book, acclaimed author Ramzy Baroud draws on dozens of interviews to produce vivid, intimate and beautifully written accounts of Palestinian lives -- in villages, refugee camps, prisons and cities, in the lands of their ancestors and in exile. Baroud's empathetic and lyrical approach reveals new human dimensions of the Palestinian saga, telling it as it has never before been told. Against dominant narratives, The Last Earth reclaims Palestine's past -- and present -- for all its people." -- Back cover.

Copyright �2018 by Ramzy Baroud 2018 Ramzy Baroud

Copyright �2018 by Ramzy Baroud 2018 Ramzy Baroud

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Acknowledgments (p. ix)
  • Foreword (p. xi)
  • 1 Shit River (p. 3)
  • 2 Abu Sandal-The One with the Slippers (p. 41)
  • 3 Spirit of the Orchard (p. 79)
  • 4 Death Notice (p. 115)
  • 5 Jesus of Beit Jala (p. 153)
  • 6 Letters to Heba (p. 185)
  • 7 Alive in Gaza (p. 221)
  • 8 The Last Sky (p. 249)
  • 9 Dawn (p. 263)
  • Postscript: Echoes of History (p. 265)
  • Index (p. 273)

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