Palestinian Walks

Notes on a Vanishing Landscape

Raja Shehadeh

Shehadah describes six walks he's made through the Middle East, over a period of 26 years. Each walk took place at a different period in Palestinian history, providing a vivid account of the physical and political landscape of the times.

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Beschrijving Palestinian Walks

When the author first started hill walking in Palestine, in the late 1970s, he was not aware that he was travelling through a vanishing landscape. Recording how the land felt and looked before various calamities, this title attempts to preserve, at least in words, the Palestinian natural treasures that many Palestinians never know.

ISBN: 9781861978998
Pagina's: 256
Verschenen: 22-05-2008
Rubriek: Reisgidsen

Druk: 1
Uitvoering: Paperback
Taal: Engels
Uitgever: Profile Books Ltd

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