{"product_id":"letters-from-palestine-palestinians-speak-out-about-their-lives-their-country-and-the-power-of-nonviolence-9781604944167","title":"Letters from Palestine: Palestinians Speak Out about Their Lives, Their Country, and the Power of Nonviolence","description":"\u003cp\u003eMany books have dealt with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict from the Israeli perspective. However, few reflect the Palestinian point of view. \u003ci\u003eLetters from Palestine\u003c\/i\u003e offers an American audience a rare opportunity to listen to actual Palestinian people as they describe what it is like to live in the occupied territories of the West Bank or Gaza, or to grow up as a Palestinian in the U.S. Their accounts are lively, poignant, searing, and tragic, yet often laced with touches of surreal humor. By showing Palestinians in all their humanity, \u003ci\u003eLetters from Palestine\u003c\/i\u003e enables American readers to see beyond the usual stereotypes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Authors\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKenneth Ring, PhD, is professor emeritus of psychology at the University of Connecticut. He has published five other books. \u003ci\u003eLetters from Palestine\u003c\/i\u003e is his first book on Palestinian issues, though he has written articles about contemporary events in Palestine.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGhassan Abdullah studied mathematics and computing in England and lived in Syria, Lebanon, Italy, and Jordan before moving to Palestine in 1994. He worked at Birzeit University for nearly a decade. Ghassan is currently active in several Palestinian civil society NGOs concerned with heritage, human rights, development, and the arts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEndorsements\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The letters in this book will break your heart and they will make you laugh. I am excited to invite others to learn from them as I have. It is my hope that these Palestinian voices will inspire you, as they have inspired me, to believe that a peaceful and just future in Palestine is not only essential, but indeed possible.\" --Anna Baltzer, author of \u003ci\u003eWitness in Palestine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\" A] powerful testimony to collective heartbreak and pain, but also a story of continued Palestinian determination and the endurance of their quest for justice.\" --Kathy Christison, author of \u003ci\u003ePalestine in Pieces\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eLetters from Palestine\u003c\/i\u003e is searching and powerful, remarkable and daring. It's a serious attempt at understanding what the media has missed, deliberately or otherwise, for many years. It must be read and recounted for years to come.\" --Ramzy Baroud, author of \u003ci\u003eMy Father Was a Freedom Fighter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Wheatmark","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50726668697874,"sku":"9781604944167","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4c41d569-f6f9-412e-85a9-c3456c2122d1.jpg?v=1734878998","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/letters-from-palestine-palestinians-speak-out-about-their-lives-their-country-and-the-power-of-nonviolence-9781604944167","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}