{"id":7379,"date":"1979-12-06T04:01:54","date_gmt":"1979-12-06T02:01:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/epalestine.ps\/sambahour\/?p=7379"},"modified":"2025-03-12T22:33:01","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T20:33:01","slug":"the-question-of-palestine-by-edward-said-recommended","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/epalestine.ps\/sambahour\/1979\/12\/the-question-of-palestine-by-edward-said-recommended\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;The Question of Palestine&#8221; by Edward Said [Recommended]"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>\u201cBooks such as Mr. Said\u2019s need to be written and read in the hope that understanding will provide a better chance of survival.\u201d <\/p><cite>\u2014The New York Times Book Review<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/epalestine.ps\/sambahour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/9780679739883.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"484\" height=\"762\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/epalestine.ps\/sambahour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/9780679739883.jpg\" alt=\"The Question of Palestine by Edward Said\" class=\"wp-image-1841\" style=\"width:269px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Publisher&#8217;s description<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>This original and deeply provocative book was the first to make Palestine the subject of a serious debate\u2013one that remains as critical&nbsp;as ever.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the rigorous scholarship he brought to his influential&nbsp;<em>Orientalism&nbsp;<\/em>and an exile\u2019s passion (he is Palestinian by birth), 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\u2013as well as in the conscience of the West. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He has 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&nbsp;<em>intifada,&nbsp;<\/em>the Gulf War, and the ongoing MIddle East peace initiative. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For anyone interested in this region and its future,&nbsp;<em>The Question of Palestine&nbsp;<\/em>remains the most useful and authoritative account available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p><strong>\u201cA compelling call for identity and justice.\u201d <\/strong><\/p><cite><strong>\u2014Anthony Lewis<\/strong><\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eearn more about and purchase the book at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/books\/159795\/the-question-of-palestine-by-edward-w-said\/\">https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/books\/159795\/the-question-of-palestine-by-edward-w-said\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This original and deeply provocative book was the first to make Palestine the subject of a serious debate\u2013one that remains as critical as ever. With the rigorous scholarship he brought to his influential Orientalism and an exile\u2019s passion (he is Palestinian by birth), 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\u2013as well as in the conscience of the West. 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