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After the last sky : Palestinian lives / Edward W. Said ; photographs by Jean Mohr.
Publication details: New York, NY : Columbia University Press, 1999.Description: xi, 174 p. : ill. ; 25 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780231114493 (pbk.) :
- 0231114494 (pbk.) :
- DS119.7 .S332 1999
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Summary: The theme of this book is exile, expressed through the striking photographs of a people held in a state of transience and impermanence. While the photographs rivet the reader's attention, Said (English and Comparative Literature, Columbia) puts their pain and dislocation into words. The photos show the Palestinians within a landscape, but somehow, isolated, reflecting Said's conclusion that è̀xile is a series of portraits, without names, without contexts.'' What is the Palestinian contexthow can Palestinians even know they existwhen the past decades have seen only transition, a loss of boundaries, a denial of identities? The interplay of text and photos makes a powerful statement and reflects Said's poetic skills. Highly recommended for readers seeking the faces and feelings behind the headlines. Elizabeth R. Hayford, President, Associated Colls. of the Midwest, ChicagoCopyright 1986 Cahners Business Information, Inc. From: Reed Elsevier Inc. Copyright Reed Business Information
Palestinian lives -- States -- Interiors -- Emergence -- Past and future -- The fall of Beirut.
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American University in Dubai | American University in Dubai | Main Collection | DS 119.7 .S332 1999 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Copy Type:01 - Books | Available | 600420 |
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| DS 119.7 .R613 1982 Israel and the Arabs. | DS 119.7 .S227 2006 Palestine : a personal history / | DS 119.7 .S332 1986 After the last sky : Palestinian lives / | DS 119.7 .S332 1999 After the last sky : Palestinian lives / | DS 119.7 .S3325 1995 The politics of dispossession : the struggle for Palestinian self-determination, 1969-1994 / | DS 119.7 .S333 1992 The question of Palestine / | DS 119.7 .S4762 2001 The iron wall : Israel and the Arab world / |
Palestinian lives -- States -- Interiors -- Emergence -- Past and future -- The fall of Beirut.
The theme of this book is exile, expressed through the striking photographs of a people held in a state of transience and impermanence. While the photographs rivet the reader's attention, Said (English and Comparative Literature, Columbia) puts their pain and dislocation into words. The photos show the Palestinians within a landscape, but somehow, isolated, reflecting Said's conclusion that è̀xile is a series of portraits, without names, without contexts.'' What is the Palestinian contexthow can Palestinians even know they existwhen the past decades have seen only transition, a loss of boundaries, a denial of identities? The interplay of text and photos makes a powerful statement and reflects Said's poetic skills. Highly recommended for readers seeking the faces and feelings behind the headlines. Elizabeth R. Hayford, President, Associated Colls. of the Midwest, ChicagoCopyright 1986 Cahners Business Information, Inc. From: Reed Elsevier Inc. Copyright Reed Business Information
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