Once Upon a Country: A Palestinian Life [Lingua Inglese] - Brossura

Nusseibeh, Sari

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ISBN 10: 0312427107 ISBN 13: 9780312427108

Casa editrice: Picador, 2008

Riassunto

A leading Palestinian scholar and leader offers a close-up look at the troubling recent history of his country and the Middle East from a Palestinian perspective, sharing his rationale for promoting a two-state solution to the problems affecting the region. Reprint. 25,000 first printing.

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L'autore:

SARI NUSSEIBEH is the president of and a professor of philosophy at Al-Quds University, the only Arab university in Jerusalem. As the Palestine Liberation Organization's chief representative in the city in 2001 and 2002, he advocated a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict. He lives in Jerusalem.

Product Description:

A "New York Times Book Review"Editors' Choice A teacher, a scholar, a philosopher, and an eyewitness to history, Sari Nusseibeh is one of our most urgent and articulate authorities on the conflict in the Middle East. From his time teaching side by side with Israelis at the Hebrew University through his appointment by Yasir Arafat to administer the Arab Jerusalem, he has held fast to the principles of freedom and equality for all, and his story dramatizes the consequences of war, partition, and terrorism as few other books have done. This autobiography brings rare depth and compassion to the story of his country.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Picador
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0312427107
• ISBN 13: 9780312427108
• Rilegatura: Paperback
• Numero di pagine: 588