{"product_id":"the-question-of-palestine-9780679739883","title":"The Question of Palestine","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis original and deeply provocative book was the first to make Palestine the subject of a serious debate--one that remains as critical as ever. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A compelling call for identity and justice.\" --Anthony Lewis \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Books such as Mr. Said's need to be written and read in the hope that understanding will provide a better chance of survival.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith the rigorous scholarship he brought to his influential \u003ci\u003eOrientalism \u003c\/i\u003eand an exile's passion (he is Palestinian by birth), Edward W. Said traces the fatal collision between two peoples in the Middle East and its repercussions in the lives of both the occupier and the occupied--as well as in the conscience of the West. He has updated this landmark work to portray the changed status of Palestine and its people in light of such developments as the Israeli invasion of Lebanon, the \u003ci\u003eintifada, \u003c\/i\u003ethe Gulf War, and the ongoing MIddle East peace initiative. For anyone interested in this region and its future, \u003ci\u003eThe Question of Palestine \u003c\/i\u003eremains the most useful and authoritative account available.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEdward W. Said was born in 1935 in Jerusalem, raised in Jerusalem and Cairo, and educated in the United States, where he attended Princeton (B.A. 1957) and Harvard (M.A. 1960; Ph.D. 1964). In 1963, he began teaching at Columbia University, where he was University Professor of English and Comparative Literature. He died in 2003 in New York City. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe is the author of twenty-two books which have been translated into 35 languages, including \u003ci\u003eOrientalism\u003c\/i\u003e (1978); \u003ci\u003eThe Question of Palestine\u003c\/i\u003e (1979); \u003ci\u003eCovering Islam\u003c\/i\u003e (1980); \u003ci\u003eThe World, the Text, and the Critic\u003c\/i\u003e (1983); \u003ci\u003eCulture and Imperialism\u003c\/i\u003e (1993); \u003ci\u003ePeace and Its Discontents: Essays on Palestine and the Middle East Peace Process\u003c\/i\u003e (1996); and \u003ci\u003eOut of Place: A Memoir\u003c\/i\u003e (1999). Besides his academic work, he wrote a twice-monthly column for \u003ci\u003eAl-Hayat\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAl-Ahram\u003c\/i\u003e; was a regular contributor to newspapers in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East; and was the music critic for \u003ci\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50574318371090,"sku":"9780679739883","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b5561014-546b-466d-8bdd-1f496dd8a1ef.jpg?v=1731972684","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-question-of-palestine-9780679739883","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}