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Said's controversial but instructive Palestinian interpretation of the Mideast conflict now includes a new introduction and epilogue commenting on the intifada , Gulf war and Madrid peace talks.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Still a basic and indespensible account of the Palestinian question, updated to include the most recent developments in the Middle East- from the intifada to the Gulf war to the historic peace conference in Madrid.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Ignored or Denied,
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This review is from: The Question of Palestine (Paperback)
In this book Edward Said presents an argument for the right of Palestinians to the land known as Palestine. Since the 7th century Palestine had been predominantly Arab. For example a 1922 census showed that 78% of the population was Arab. With the creation of Israel in 1948 by the UN, these Arabs were dispersed quite often by force. Ironically 1948 is the same year that the Universal Declaration of Human Rights declared that everyone has the right to return to his own country. The right of the Palestinians has been ignored or denied. Not even a plebiscite represents their point of view.His argument is compeling. Edward Said writes logically and with insight. If finally the reader does not agree with him, the reader will surely think long and hard about it.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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good analysis,
By Aziz Gilani "Ahmed" (Houston, TX United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Question of Palestine (Paperback)
Fighting for the rights of Palestinians is a noble undertaking. However, most Pro-Israeli authors present a very simplistic account of the Middle East conflict. Namely, they often present Palestinian suffering out of context; They fail to see zionists as cruel, racist nationalists which, to say the least, invite their own self-destruction; They also ignore or downplay Israel's serious questions of legality, especially in the 40s and 50s. Edward Said corrects those authors. His arguments are based on thorough research and not on very selective use of sources. This is especially true about his account of early Israeli history. As a result, we get a work that succeeds with its noble intentions. It succeeds because a serious student of Israeli/Palestinian history, regardless of his/her political opinions, will easily notice its factual honesty and scholarship (check out other Edward Said books on the conflict to see which books are also helpful). As a result, Said and others like him gain their credibility in the eyes of many readers and, thus, do a service to their cause.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Forgotten side of the struggle,
This review is from: The Question of Palestine (Paperback)
I had this book for quite a while, but I only started to read it lately and finished it in a week. The reason why I wasn't very enthusiastic about reading it is the fact that the book was written in the 70's and I though that whatever applied back then did not apply now. A lot of stuff has happened in the last thirty years, but all that does not make this book less useful, valuable and insightful. It is astonishing how a thing hasn't changed for Palestinians, how the pending issues and agonies then are the same now.Said present his book from one side, the forgotten side. He states that very clearly in almost every chapter in his book. He doesn't however neglect or eliminate the other side, as has much of the western media attempted to do with regards to Palestinians in the last 50 years. He is one of the first intellectuals who has talked about this sensitive issue in the west and has spend most of his adult life attending to his goal, the Palestinians His views and analysis of the political issues in that time, specifically with regards to Camp David is remarkable and from my point of view truthful. He stands as a witness to the political struggle between different Arabic countries, Israel and the United states in those troubled and critical years in the history of the Middle East. But still after more than 50 years to the question of Palestine, there are still no answers.
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