Palestine: A Personal History
by Karl Sabbagh
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"A vital yet unfamiliar perspective on the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict and a heartfelt, judicious invitation to dialogue" (Publishers Weekly). Palestinians feature regularly in news headlines, but their country is much less known. In this humane and deeply compelling book, Karl Sabbagh traces Palestine and Palestinians from their roots in the mélange of tribes, ethnic groups, and religions that have populated the region for centuries, and describes how, as a result of the interplay show more of global power politics, the majority of Palestinians were expelled from their home to make way for the new Jewish state of Israel. Palestine: History of a Lost Nation offers a sympathetic portrait of the country's rich heritage, as well as evidence of the long-standing harmony between Arabs (Muslim and Christian) and the small indigenous Jewish population in Palestine. Karl Sabbagh has written both a transporting narrative and a meditation on a region that remains a flashpoint of conflict-a story of how past choices and actions reverberate in the present day. show lessTags
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from book: Karl Sabbagh's Palestinian father became famous throughout the Arab world by broadcasting for the BBC Arabic Service during the Second World War. When the war ended, Isa Khalil Sabbagh covered the fateful events of 1947-8 and later became an adviser in the American State Department. In "Palestine", Sabbagh delves back centuries in an attempt to come to terms with his family's - and his people's - turbulent past. It is a panoramic survey of the political and religious barriers that have undermined the pursuit of lasting peace.
Writer Alon Hilu has chosen to discuss Karl Sabbagh’s Palestine: A Personal History, on FiveBooks as one of the top five on his subject - Israel and Palestine in Art, saying that:
"I wanted to read a book written by a Palestinian person about his memories and the way he views the conflict. As a writer I write about people, not about politics. The political may be implied in the book but they are not part of the initial writing. And the thing about Sabbagh was the feelings and emotions he expressed about missing Palestine."
The full interview is available here: http://www.five-books.com/interviews/alon-hilu
"I wanted to read a book written by a Palestinian person about his memories and the way he views the conflict. As a writer I write about people, not about politics. The political may be implied in the book but they are not part of the initial writing. And the thing about Sabbagh was the feelings and emotions he expressed about missing Palestine."
The full interview is available here: http://www.five-books.com/interviews/alon-hilu
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Karl Sabbagh is a British writer, journalist, and television producer. The author of several books, including A Rum Affair, The Riemann Hypothesis, and Power into Art, he lives in England
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- Genres
- History, Nonfiction, Biography & Memoir, General Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 956.94 — History & geography History of Asia Middle East Asia: Turkey, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan The Levant Israel and Palestine
- LCC
- DS125.3 .S23 .A3 — History of Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania Asia History of Asia Israel (Palestine). The Jews
- BISAC
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- English
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- Paper, Ebook
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