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Before Their Diaspora is a visual journey into life in Palestine before its partition in 1948. Every important aspect of modern Palestinian history comes to life in the nearly 500 photographs carefully selected from thousands uncovered in private and public collections throughout the world. Descriptive, analytic texts introduce each of the five historical periods into which the book is divided, and detailed chronologies complete the overviews.
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About the Author:
Walid Khalidi, a distinguished historian and widely recognized authority on the Palestine question, was born in Jerusalem, Palestine. He is a graduate of the universities of Oxford and London, has been a research fellow at Princeton University, and has taught at Oxford, the American University of Beirut, and Harvard University. Khalidi is cofounder of both the Royal Scientific Society of Amman, Jordan and the Institute for Palestine Studies, which latter he has served as General Secretary since 1963. Khalidi has written extensively in Arabic and English on the regional and international politics of the Arab world. His articles have appeared in Foreign Affairs, Politique Enrangere, The New York Times, etc.
Review:
"... a remarkable retrospective view .... Those who do not buy it will regret it later." --Ambassador Richard Parker, Journal of Palestine Studies, 1984
"... spans in considerable depth the tumultuous history of what used to be called the Holy Land...fascinating." --The Washington Post, 1984
"Fascinating pictures with definitive comments and chronologies." --Harvard Magazine, 1984
"... spans in considerable depth the tumultuous history of what used to be called the Holy Land...fascinating." --The Washington Post, 1984
"Fascinating pictures with definitive comments and chronologies." --Harvard Magazine, 1984
"... spans in considerable depth the tumultuous history of what used to be called the Holy Land...fascinating." --The Washington Post, 1984
"Fascinating pictures with definitive comments and chronologies." --Harvard Magazine, 1984
"... spans in considerable depth the tumultuous history of what used to be called the Holy Land...fascinating." --The Washington Post, 1984
"Fascinating pictures with definitive comments and chronologies." --Harvard Magazine, 1984
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- PublisherInstitute for Palestine Studies
- Publication date1984
- ISBN 10 0887281435
- ISBN 13 9780887281433
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages351
- EditorThe Institute For Palestine Studies
- IllustratorNone
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