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Nazareth-born Rawia Bishara learned to cook from her grandmother and mother long before words such as foodie were coined. In Brooklyn she opened Tanoreen, today recognised as New York's foremost Middle Eastern restaurant. Her cooking celebrates...

A moving memoir of Chayut’s journey from eager Zionist conscript of Operation Defensive Shield to leading campaigner against the Israeli occupation. He slowly starts to question his soldier’s calling, Israel’s justifications for...

Israel launches Operation Cast Lead. Waiting for the Israelis is Azad, a member of the Palestinian resistance. Through his memories of growing up in Gaza we are taken on a journey into the impact of the Israeli occupation. At the same time a...

Martin Bunton clearly explains the history of the conflict - a modern territorial contest between two nations and one geographical territory. As well as the historical complexity of the conflict throughout successive decades, Bunton also looks at...

Women in Conflict zones face a wide range of violence: from physical to psychological trauma to political, economic and social disadvantage. Maria Holt uses her research gathered in the Palestinian refugee camps of Lebanon and the West Bank to...

The English translation of the memoirs of Anbara Salam Khalidi, the iconic Arab Lebanese feminist. At a time when women are playing a leading role in the Arab Spring, this book brings to life an earlier period of social turmoil and women's...

Ilan Pappe looks at the continued role of Zionist ideology in providing a sense of self and political direction. In particular, Pappe examines the way historians have framed the 1948 conflict as a liberation campaign, creating...

Reflections from Palestine tells the story of life under Israeli occupation. Khoury explains the wide-ranging social and political problems facing Palestinians under occupation through the sweet and sorrowful experiences of family and community life.

Fida is caught in the July 2005 London bombings. Scarred from her injuries, with no clear sense of why, she is drawn to Palestine. Her relationship with a Palestinian family deepens and she comes to appreciate and ingest the tremendous...

Adam Hanieh explores the contours of neoliberal policies, dynamics of class and state formation, imperialism and the ramifications of the global economic crisis. By mapping the complex nature of capitalism in the Middle East, the book demonstrates...