Palestinian Walks: Notes on a Vanishing Landscape (Paperback)

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"'This harrowing book is an impassioned cry from the soul for decency.' What's On In London 'Bitter, honest and shocking, we see this most open wound of the Middle East in a way that makes us question what it means to be human.' Good Book Guide 'A gifted raconteur of anecdotes that are parable-like in their compactness, richness, and in being eminently re-tellable, and as subtle and introspective a narrator and observer of himself and all in his midst as one could possibly hope for.' Journal of Palestine Studies"

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This work covers over two decades of turmoil and change in the Middle East, steered via the history-soaked landscape of Palestine. Raja Shehadeh, celebrated human rights campaigner and lawyer, navigates recent Palestinian history, from Ayn Kenya to the Shukba Caves, the Ramallah hills and the Dead Sea. Literally entwined within the chinks and fissures of these walks is a mine of conflict and failures, which Shehadeh chronicles with vigour and poignancy.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 211 pages
• Publisher: Profile Books(GB) (January 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1861978049
• ISBN-13: 978-1861978042
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,694,745 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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19 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great book by a prominent lawyer, March 24, 2008

By	N. Nuri "moffc" (USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is a book on Palestinians and their right to exist. Palestinians have existed on the land of Palestine and continue to do so.

Mr. Shehadeh has been practicing law in Ramallah since 1978. In 1979, he co-founded the pioneering human rights organisation Al-Haq, the Palestinian affiliate of the International Commission of Jurists which he co-directed until 1991.

Mr. Shehadeh also wrote several books on the legal aspects of the Israeli occupation of Palestinian Territories including Occupiers Law (Institute of Palestine Studies, 1985 revised 1988) and From Occupation to Interim Accords (Kluwer, 1997).

His latest two published books were Strangers in the House (Penguin 2002), and When the Bulbul Stopped Singing (Profile 2004). The last was adapted to the theatre and performed in Edinburgh, Tehran and New York.

If anyone knows the facts and the truth, it is someone who lives on the land of Palestine and endures the harsh reality of life there (unlike the person who wrote a review of this book here on Amazon).

Like Mr. Shehadeh's other books, this is a book definitely worth reading.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars amazing book, January 17, 2009

By	Mary J. Woodhead "mamiejane" (Salt Lake City, Utah United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Palestinian Walks: Notes on a Vanishing Landscape (Paperback)

This is one of the most beautiful books I have ever read. It gives a sense of the landscape and the relationship of life-long Palestinians to the land on which they have lived for generations. This book made me also understand for the first time why Palestinians have rejected proposals, such as those made by former President Bill Clinton, to freeze the status quo. The way in which Israeli settlements intersect with everyday life is made plain without being preachy. This is a great book for anyone who has ever loved a wild landscape, even a damaged one.