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The Question of Palestine
Still a basic and indespensible account of the Palestinian question, updated to include the most recent developments in the Middle East- from the intifada to the Gulf war to the historic peace conference in Madrid.
Paperback, 265 pages
Published
April 7th 1992
by Random House USA Inc
(first published 1979)
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"The most noticeable result of these international effects was, of course, the transformation of a liberation movement into a national independence movement, already implicit in the 1974 PNC notion of a state and national authority. But were other important changes, such as acceptance of United nations Resolutions 242 and 338 (unnecessarily stigmatized as evil incarnate by Palestinian orators for almost a generation), a period of realignment with Egypt after Camp David, and the acceptance of the...more
Aug 29, 2012
Josepha
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4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
israeli-palestine-conflict
Edward W. Said tries to answer the question of Palestine in this book in the context of colonialism and orientalism. What is wonderful is how Said argues in favor of a two-state settlement to promote peace and neighborly understanding and common interest. The book exposes the facade of the Camp David peace accords of 1978 and the disastrous influences of the Arab states and the US on the peace process and the realization of a palestinian state.
The constant reminding of the islamic revolution in...more
The constant reminding of the islamic revolution in...more
This is one of Said's seminal titles, and it is good, but I'd suggest Orientalism and Culture and Imperialism, the other two titles in the informal trilogy. Said offers a wonderful background to Israeli colonization and Palestinian resistance, but his constant editorializing is overdone.
WOW WOW WOW. This covers so much about the Palestinian perspective in a balanced way. It changed the way I think about antisemitism (because Palestinians are Semites too). A fair and inspiring book. Give peace a chance!
I love Edward he is difficlut to read though, Viva Palestine, keep lyingwe will continue believing let us see who will last longer.
Excellent, user friendly book. This book offers a historical explanation of events with regards to the occupation of Palestine.
Still one of the best books on this crisis. This and Gun and the Olive Branch, and you're probably set.
This is one of the few books that talk clearly about the Palestinian conflict.
An examination of Palestinian identity making and the PLO.
Apr 17, 2013
Andy
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3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
nonfiction,
anthropology-and-history
Thought provoking and a great foundation for understanding one of the most complex situations in the world.
Aug 28, 2007
Paolo
rated it
5 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
Everyone.
Shelves:
culturalstudies
The only question we should be asking about Palestine, really, is when we're gonna give it back to the Palestinians. It's a damn shame for all of us New Yorkers to share the historical burden of accomodating the location (what is now the Queens Museum) of the signing of the country's partition, which continues to result in the dislocation of its native sons and daughters from a land that is rightfully their own.
Jul 12, 2008
Valarie
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
anyone who wants to keep an open mind about the Arab-Israeli conflict.
Shelves:
past-reads
I read an earlier edition (not listed on goodreads) for my Sociology of Prejudice and Discrimination class at JMU. I remember never being able to put it down (which can't be said for most assigned reading) and it started me upon the path of trying to read everything Said wrote.
Remarkably not bitter. The book is not necessarily the first book to read about the issue - it deals with historical situations, wars, agreements, etc. without explaining them.
But it also puts the issue into a Palestinian perspective in a way that is clear and logical.
But it also puts the issue into a Palestinian perspective in a way that is clear and logical.
I haven't read it for a while, but my recollection is that it applies a perspective and context to the problem that makes it hard to persist in the anti-arab bias so prevalent in most mainstream conversations and dialouges on the subject.
urghh, i really want to read this book, but my brain just will not let me. i read pages and go back and read them over and still have no idea what i read. i just can't handle historical nonfiction, i guess.
Only in the beginning of this book, so not really fair to review it, but so far it seems remarkably biased....maybe it gets a little more balanced later on.
great resource... traces the collision between the Palestinians and the Jews and examines the question (i.e. future) of Palestine
a little dated now, but this is still a good read for anyone interested in the palestinian/israeli issue.
classic! great!
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(Arabic profile: إدوارد سعيد)
Edward W. Said was born in Jerusalem and raised in Egypt until his parents sent him to the United States in 1951.
Said graduated from Princeton University in 1957 and earned his Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1964.
He was a professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University in New York and held his chair until his death at 67. His major interests w...more
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Edward W. Said was born in Jerusalem and raised in Egypt until his parents sent him to the United States in 1951.
Said graduated from Princeton University in 1957 and earned his Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1964.
He was a professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University in New York and held his chair until his death at 67. His major interests w...more
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