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Palestine

A Four Thousand Year History

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Palestine

By: Nur Masalha
Narrated by: Fajer Al-Kaisi
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This rich and magisterial work traces Palestine's millennia-old heritage, uncovering cultures and societies of astounding depth and complexity that stretch back to the very beginnings of recorded history.

Starting with the earliest references in Egyptian and Assyrian texts, Nur Masalha explores how Palestine and its Palestinian identity have evolved over thousands of years, from the Bronze Age to the present day. Drawing on a rich body of sources and the latest archaeological evidence, Masalha shows how Palestine's multicultural past has been distorted and mythologized by Biblical lore and the Israel-Palestinian conflict.

In the process, Masalha reveals that the concept of Palestine, contrary to accepted belief, is not a modern invention or one constructed in opposition to Israel, but rooted firmly in ancient past. Palestine represents the authoritative account of the country's history.

©2018 Nur Masalha (P)2021 Tantor Europe Israel & Palestine Middle East Modern Religious Studies Palestine History
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A great book of the history of Palestinian peoples across the ages. The final chapters detail the cultural appropriations that produced a national Israeli identity out of a diverse group of Jewish people that had entirely different cultural and ethnic origins, with Zionism as the glue to this project.

Eye opening, erudite history

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Huge amount of detail that I will not remember but this did did not detract from the information

My understanding of the current situation in Palestine

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I wanted to know a bit more about Palestine, lots of history in detail in this book, it's a very complicated country always has been.

complicated

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Historical facts and comprehensive events with evidence.
Thank you. I will get the book as hard copy to keep in my library as reference.

Everyone must read

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thorough and well-researched. a must-have for anyone interested in the history of the Palestine or the Levant/middle east generally

fantastic

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