New Arrivals July 2009
May 20th, 2009
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A Child in Palestine | ||
| Naji al-Ali | |||
| Verso, 2009, paperback, 120 pp. | |||
| This new collection of cartoons by the assassinated Palestinian cartoonist Naji al-Ali is the first of its kind for English-language audiences. A long overdue introduction to Handala, perhaps the Middle East’s most iconic symbol of the struggle for justice, and his brilliant, sardonic creator. Foreword by Joe Sacco. |
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| List Price: $19.95 | |||
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Jerusalem: The East Side Story | ||
| Mohammed Alatar | |||
| Palestinian Agriculture Relief Committees, 2008, DVD, 57 min | |||
| An excellent visual and oral history of Jerusalem and Jerusalemites, from Lord Balfour to Israel’s current efforts to “Judaize” the city through cordoning Palestinians into walled cantons and pursuing a policy of ethnic cleansing. | |||
| List Price: $25.00 | |||
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Ali Zaoua: Prince of the Streets | ||
| Nabil Ayouch | |||
| Film Movement,2006, DVD, 98 min. with special features | |||
| A disturbing story of survival and redemption centered around three endearing, glue-sniffing street kids in Casablanca who struggle to rise above their despairing lot. Excellent acting and cinematography. Arabic with English subtitles. |
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Life at the Crossroads: A History of Gaza (New Addition) |
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| Gerald Butt | |||
| Rimal Publications, 2009, paperback, 264 pp. | |||
| Recently updated, this unique survey covers Gazan history from ancient times through Operation Cast Lead. A timely and important reference that sheds light on the region’s geopolitical importance and the tumultuous experience of its people. | |||
| List Price: $20 | |||
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Unprotected: Palestinians in Egypt Since 1948 | ||
| Oroub El-Abed | |||
| Institute for Palestine Studies, 2009, paperback, 253 pp. | |||
| Focusing on Palestinians in Egypt, Unprotected is perhaps the first comprehensive English-language study to focus on this often forgotten but important segment of the Diaspora. Dr. El-Abed’s research provides an indispensible reference on the lives of Palestinians in Egypt and a unique perspective in understanding the Arab world’s most populous state. |
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| List Price: $14.95 | |||
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The Taqwacores | ||
| Michael Muhammad Knight | |||
| Soft Skull Press, 2004, paperback, 254 pp. | |||
| A gripping story of a Pakistani college student who lives in a house of Musli punkrockers (”Taqwacores”). The housemates gather young disillusioned Muslims into an alternative and irreverent Muslim community that engages and debates the future of Islam among young Muslim-Americans. | |||
| List Price: $12.95 | |||
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The Collaborator of Bethlehem | ||
| Matt Beynon Rees | |||
| Mariner Books, 2007, paperback, 264 pp. | |||
| UNRWA schoolteacher Omar Yussef comes to the aid of a former student charged with the assassination of a local militia leader. | |||
| List Price: $52.85 | |||
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AET Price: $35
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A Grave in Gaza | ||
| Matt Beynon Rees | |||
| Mariner Books, 2008, paperback, 340 pp. | |||
| Omar Yussef works to exonorate an UNRWA teacher in Gaza accused of espionage, leading him deep into the underbelly of Gaza’’s politics and militias | |||
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The Samaritan’s Secret | ||
| Matt Beynon Reese | |||
| Soho Crime, 2009, hardcover, 310 pp. | |||
| In Nablus, Omar Yussef investigates the disappearance of an ancient Samaritan scroll and the murder of a local Samaritan who had valuable information. | |||
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