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Books are listed in order of year of publication - newest titles are at the top. There are 14 books in this booklist
£10.99 paperback (2018) - ISBN 13: 9780863569401 | ISBN 10: 0863569404
Palestine in Black and White is an intimate and powerful portrayal of life under occupation from one of the most talented cartoonists working today. Mohammad Sabaaneh has gained worldwide renown for his black and white sketches. His stark ge ... more
View book details£16.99 paperback (2017) - ISBN 13: 9781408884980 | ISBN 10: 1408884984
The Palestine Festival of Literature was established in 2008. Bringing together writers from all corners of the globe, it aims to help Palestinians break the cultural siege imposed by the Israeli military occupation, to strengthen their artistic link ... more
View book details£14.99 paperback (2014) - ISBN 13: 9780863567872 | ISBN 10: 0863567878
In Syria, culture has become a critical line of defence against tyranny. Syria Speaks is a celebration of a people determined to reclaim their dignity, freedom and self-expression. It showcases the work of over fifty artists and writers who ... more
View book details£10.00 paperback (2012) - ISBN 13: 9780863568565 | ISBN 10: 0863568564
"Even the white lilac has a shadow"(Hungarian Proverb.) Hassan Massoudy's elegant calligraphy depicts the four seasons of the garden. From the icy palettes of winter, to delicate spring growth; from the dazzling sunshine and blooms of summer through ... more
View book details£22.99 paperback (2011) - ISBN 13: 9780745331690 | ISBN 10: 0745331696
In this carefully curated and beautifully presented photobook, Ariella Azoulay offers a new perspective on four crucial years in the history of Palestine/Israel. The book reconstructs the processes by which the Palestinian majority in ... more
View book details£20.00 hardback (2009) - ISBN 13: 9780224071093 | ISBN 10: 0224071092
Rafah, a town at the southernmost tip of the Gaza Strip, is a squalid place. Raw concrete buildings front rubbish-strewn alleys. The narrow streets are crowded with young children and unemployed men. Situated on the border with Egypt, swaths of Rafah ... more
View book details£10.99 paperback (2009) - ISBN 13: 9781844673650 | ISBN 10: 1844673650
First collection by leading Palestinian political cartoonist, introduced by the author of Palestine. With an introduction by Joe Sacco. Naji al-Ali grew up in the Palestinian refugee camp of Ain al-Hilweh in the south Lebanese city of Sidon, ... more
View book details£25.00 paperback (2009) - ISBN 13: 9780863566486 | ISBN 10: 0863566480
Kamal Boullata offers the first insider's study of Palestinian art. The only authoritative account in English yet published, this scholarly analysis presents insights into the development of Palestinian art before and after the cataclysmic events of ... more
View book details£7.99 paperback (2008) - ISBN 13: 9780863566387 | ISBN 10: 0863566383
"Being a woman in Iran is hard, and working as a woman photographer is even harder."(Shadi Ghadirian) Shadi Ghadirian is one of Iran's leading contemporary photographers. Born in Tehran in 1974, she has exhibited widely in Europe and the US, and ... more
View book details£14.00 paperback (2008) - ISBN 13: 9781904859765 | ISBN 10: 1904859763
Disaster and Resistance outlines pressing social and political struggles at the dawn of the twenty-first century - from post 9-11 New York to Israel and Palestine, to Iraq and New Orleans. Fans of Seth's classic works, You Don't Have to Fuck ... more
View book details£13.99 paperback (2008) - ISBN 13: 9780867196733 | ISBN 10: 0867196734
In this autobiography-meets-graphic-novel, Beirut-born lecturer and writer Toufic El Rassi illustrates the daily prejudice and discrimination experienced by Muslims and Arabs in modern American society. Drawing from his personal history, Tou ... more
View book details£10.99 paperback (2008) - ISBN 13: 9780099523994 | ISBN 10: 009952399x
Wise, often funny, sometimes heartbreaking, Persepolis: The Story of Childhood tells the story of Marjane Satrapi's life in Tehran from the ages of six to fourteen, years that saw the overthrow of the Shah's regime, the triumph of the Islamic Revolut ... more
View book details£25.00 paperback (2006) - ISBN 13: 9781861892591 | ISBN 10: 1861892594
Turmoil and violence have defined the lives of Palestinian people over the last few decades, yet in the midst of the chaos artists live and thrive, creating little-seen work that is a powerful response to their situation. Gannit Ankori's Palestinian ... more
View book details£14.99 paperback (2004) - ISBN 13: 9780224069823 | ISBN 10: 0224069829
In late 1991 and early 1992, at the time of the first Intifada, Joe Sacco spent two months with the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, travelling and taking notes. Upon returning to the United States, he started writing and drawing Palesti ... more
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