My Father Was a Freedom Fighter - Gaza''s Untold Story

Informationen zum Autor Ramzy Baroud is a journalist, media consultant, author and editor of the Palestine Chronicle . He is a Non-Resident Scholar at Orfalea Center for Global and International Studies, University of California Santa Barbara. He is the author of My Father Was a Freedom Fighter: Gaza's Untold Story (Pluto, 2009), and The Last Earth: A Palestinian Story (Pluto, 2018), among others books. He has a PhD in Palestine Studies from the University of Exeter. Klappentext Gaza is the frontline in the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians and rarely out of the news, this book explores the daily lives of the people in the region, giving us an insight into what is at risk in each round of violence.Ramzy Baroud tells his father's fascinating story. Driven out of his village to a refugee camp, he took up arms and fought the occupation at the same time raising a family and trying to do the best for his children. Baroud's vivid and honest account reveals the complex human beings; revolutionaries, great moms and dads, lovers, and comedians that make Gaza so much more than just a disputed territory.

Product details

• Authors: Ramzy Baroud, Baroud Ramzy
• Publisher: Pluto
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.12.2009
• EAN: 9780745328812
• ISBN: 978-0-7453-2881-2
• No. of pages: 232
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 230 mm x 16 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book; Israel, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Advocacy, Gaza, Political activism, Palestine, Political activism / Political engagement