The Punishment of Gaza by Gideon Levy – OUT NOW!
“There are more terrible atrocities in the world than what is being done to the caged prisoners of Gaza, but it is not easy to think of a more cruel and cowardly exhibition of human savagery, fully supported by the US, with Europe trailing politely behind. Gideon Levy’s passionate and revealing account is an eloquent, even desperate, call to bring this shocking tragedy to an end, as can easily be done.” Noam Chomsky
Paperback – 148 pages – 9781844676019 – £8.99 – June 2010
The Invention of Jewish People by Shlomo Sand
“A remarkable book. … Anyone interested in understanding the contemporary Middle East should read this book.” Tony Judt
New in Paperback – 352 pages – 9781844676231 – £9.99 – June 2010
Israel and Palestine: Reappraisals, Revisions and Refutations by Avi Shlaim
“Not often today do we find historians who are this honest and this bleak and this able—for some reason, I think here of T. S. Eliot’s essays—to express truth so simply.” Robert Fisk, Independent
Hardback – 352 pages – 9781844673667 – £16.99 – 2009
The Myths of Liberal Zionism by Yitzhak Laor
“I can find appropriate words for Laor’s book: it is a gift, incredible and beautiful, so wonderful..” Max Ajl, Electronic Intifada
“…original and urgent… ” John Berger
Hardback – 152 pages – 9781844673148 – £14.99 – 2010
An Orchestra Beyond Borders: Voices of the Western-Eastern Divan Orchestra by Elena Cheah
With an Introduction by Daniel Barenboim
“Invaluable – and rather inspiring – insider’s book about the West-Eastern Divan project. … many more projects should match their courage and vision. Meanwhile, Said and Barenboim’s great creation let us hear the precious sound of hope.” Boyd Tonkin, Independent
Paperback – 320 pages – 9781844674084 – £10.99 – 2009
Mural by Mahmoud Darwish
Introduced and illustrated by John Berger
“Widely acknowledged as the national poet of Palestine.” Robyn Creswell, Harper’s
“Darwish’s poetry is an epic effort to transform the lyrics of loss into the indefinitely postponed drama of return.” Edward Said
Hardback – 80 pages – 9781844674107 – £9.99 – 2009
In Search of Fatima: A Palestinian Story by Ghada Karmi
“…an important memoir, beautifully written.” Financial Times
“Keenly observed, fierce, honest and yet light of touch.” Economist
New Edition – Paperback – 452 pages – 9781844673681 – £8.99 – 2009
Waiting for the Barbarians: A Tribute to Edward W. Said edited by Muge Sokmen and Basak Ertur
“Edward Said’s anger against injustice must become ours, and his pen that challenged the sword must become our weapon in the battle for human values.” Elias Khoury
Paperback – 224 pages – 9781844672462 – £16.99 – 2008
Hardback – 9781844672455 – £60.00
A Child in Palestine: The Cartoons of Naji Al-Ali by Naji Al-Ali
“… visionary … it will introduce British readers to al-Ali’s formidable talent. ” Michel Faber, Guardian
Paperback – 120 pages – 9781844673650 – £9.99 – 2009
Suffering as Identity: The Jewish Paradigm by Esther Benbassa
“This work is remarkable for its erudition and salutory non-conformism.” Le Monde Diplomatique
Paperback – 256 pages – 9781844674046 – £14.99 – 2010
Hardback – 9781844674035 – £55.00
Beyond Chutzpah: On the Misuse of Anti-Semitism and the Abuse of History by Norman G. Finkelstein
“A very solid, important and highly informative book. Norman Finkelstein provides extensive details and analysis, with considerable historical depth and expert research.” Noam Chomsky
Paperback – 352 pages – 9781844671496 – £10.99 – 2008
The Holocaust Industry: Reflections on the Exploitation of Jewish Suffering by Norman G. Finkelstein
“The most explosive book of the year.” Guardian
Paperback – 286 pages – 9781859844885 – £9.99 – 2002
Image and Reality of the Israel-Palestine Conflict by Norman G. Finkelstein
“… both an impressive analysis of Zionist ideology and a searing but scholarly indictment of Israel’s treatment of the Arabs since 1948.” London Review of Books
Paperback – 286 pages – 9781859844427 – £15.00 – 2003
Dreams of a Nation: On Palestinian Cinema by Hamid Dabashi
“Dabashi has produced a valuable archive on Palestinian cinema, unlike any other.” Screen
Paperback – 224 pages – 9781844670888 – £14.99 – 2006
Being Arab by Samir Kassir
“One of Lebanon’s most prominent journalists and one of the most vociferous and bravest critics of the Syrian regime.” Robert Fisk, Independent
Hardback – 96 pages – 9781844670996 – £10.99 – 2006
A Time to Speak Out: Independent Voices on Israel, Zionism and Jewish Identity edited by Anne Karpf, Brian Klug, Jacqueline Rose and Barbara Rosenbaum
“Varied in content, highly personal, fascinating and controversial …these essays deserve to be read carefully and debated courteously.” Jewish Chronicle
Paperback – 316 pages – 9781844672295 – £9.99 – 2008
The Last Resistance by Jacqueline Rose
“This brilliantly illuminatory book will greatly enhance Professor Rose’s reputation as a literary critic and public intellectual.” Avi Shlaim
Paperback – 316 pages – 9781844671243 – £16.99 – 2008
Hollow Land: Israel’s Architecture of Occupation by Eyal Weizman
“Weizman has achieved a rare amalgam of politics,
aesthetics, sociology, history and theory.” Financial Times
Hardback – 318 pages – 9781844671250 – £19.99 – 2007
Peace Under Fire: Israel, Palestine and the International Solidarity Movement edited by Josie Sandercock, Radhika Sainath, Marissa McLaughlin, Hussein Khalili, Nicholas Blincoe, Huwaida Arraf, and Ghassan Andoni
Peace Under Fire reveals the real horror of life under occupation and describes the first signs of a new wave of international solidarity.
Paperback – 240 pages – 9781844675017 – £15.00 – 2004
Hardback – 9781844670074 – £35.00
The Roadmap to Nowhere: Israel/Palestine since 2003 by Tanya Reinhart
“Tanya Reinhart’s informative and chilling analysis could hardly be more timely. It should be read and considered with care, and taken very seriously.” Noam Chomsky
Paperback – 260 pages – 9781844670767 – £8.99 – 2006
A Civilian Occupation: The Politics of Israeli Architetcture edited by Rafi Segal and Eyal Weizman
“An incriminating piece of work that shows how deeply implicated Israeli architects have been in the state’s expansionism.” Anne Karpf, Jewish Chronicle
Hardback – 187 pages – 9781859845493 – £13.00 – 2003
Politicide: Ariel Sharon’s War Against Palestinians by Baruch Kimmerling
“Baruch Kimmerling is a brilliant and subtle thinker, who has made enormous contributions to the understanding of Palestinian nationalism and the understanding of Israeli politics and society.” Roane Carey, editor of The New Intifada and The Other Israel
Paperback – 160 pages – 9781844675326 – £8.99 – 2006
Plowshares into Sword: From Zionism to Israel by Arno Mayer
“In Plowshares into Swords, Arno Mayer gives a sweeping and often illuminating overview of the story of Zionism.” New Statesman
Hardback – 432 pages – 9781844672356 – £19.99 – 2008
The Returns of Zionism: Myths, Politics and Scholarship by Gabriel Piterberg
“Very well-informed, and even fascinating.” New Statesman
Paperback – 298 pages – 9781844672608 – £16.99 – 2008
Hardback – 9781844672592 – £60.00
Voice of Hezbollah: The Statements of Sayed Hassan Nasrallah by Nicholas Noe
Voice of Hezbollah brings to an English-speaking readership for the first time Nasrallah’s speeches and interviews: the intricate, deeply populist arguments and promises that he has made from the mid-1980s to the present day.
Paperback – 420 pages – 9781844671533 – £12.99 – 2007
The New Intifada: Resisting Israel’s Apartheid edited by Roane Carey
A group of experts, many of them directly involved in the conflict, trace the course of the uprising, its consequences for the Palestinian people and the Israeli state, and its likely impact on the future of peace in the Middle East.
Paperback – 320 pages – 9781859843778 – £13.00 – 2001
Hardback – 9781859846343 – £45.00
If I Am Not For Myself: Journey of an Anti-Zionist Jew by Mike Marqusee
“When I had finished this book I wanted to cheer … If Jewish adolescents got Marqusee’s book as a bar mitzvah present, there might be a chance of avoiding the repetition of history’s mistakes.” — Michael Kustow, Independent
Paperback – 320 pages – 9781844674350 – £9.99 – 2010
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