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The Question of Palestine
by Edward W. Said
"Books such as Mr. Said's need to be written and read in the hope that understanding will provide a better chance of survival." --The New York Times Book Review
This original and deeply provocative book was the first to make Palestine the subject of a serious debate--one that remains as critical as ever.
With the rigorous scholarship that he brought to his influential Orientalism and an exile's passion (he is Palestinian by birth and has been a member of the Palestine National Council), Edward W. Said traces the fatal collision between two peoples in the Middle East and its repercussions in the lives of both the occupier and the occupied—as well as in the conscience of the West.
He has now updated this landmark work to portray the changed status of Palestine and its people in light of such developments as the Israeli invasion of Lebanon, the intifada, the Gulf War, and the ongoing Middle East peace initiative.
For anyone interested in this region and its future, The Question of Palestine remains the most useful and authoritative account available.
Edward W. Said (1935-2003) was an internationally renowned literary and cultural critic, the author of more than 20 books, and University Professor at Columbia University.
Vintage
paperback
English
April 7, 1992
Reissue edition
320 pages
5.22 x 0.72 x 7.95 inches