{"product_id":"daybreak-in-gaza-mahmoud-muna-9781849250696","title":"Daybreak in Gaza: Stories of Palestinian Lives and Culture","description":"\u003ci\u003e'A\u003cbr\u003ecity so rich in trees it looks like a cloth of brocade spread out upon the\u003cbr\u003eland.'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eShamsaddin\u003cbr\u003eal-Dimashqi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e, geographer\u003cbr\u003e(1256-1327)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e'I\u003cbr\u003eremember seeing trees all about the city, olives and almond groves.'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eIbrahim\u003cbr\u003eSkeik\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e, historian\u003cbr\u003e(1920-2004)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis\u003cbr\u003ewas Gaza. A place of humanity and creativity, resourcefulness and spirit, now\u003cbr\u003edevastated by Israel's onslaught that has destroyed lives, pulverised buildings\u003cbr\u003eand displaced an entire population. Today, as Palestinian heritage is being\u003cbr\u003edestroyed, the survivors of Gaza preserve their culture and history through\u003cbr\u003eliterature, music, stories and memories.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDaybreak\u003cbr\u003ein Gaza\u003cbr\u003eportrays an extraordinary place and people, showcasing the illustrious\u003cbr\u003eachievements of the past and the wisdom of Gazans today. Vignettes of artists, \u003cbr\u003eacrobats, students, shopkeepers and medics offer stories of life, love, \u003cbr\u003edisplacement, loss and survival, rubbing shoulders with vivid accounts of the\u003cbr\u003ewarriors and travellers of old.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaybreak\u003cbr\u003ein Gaza\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003ehumanises the people dismissed as mere statistics and 'collateral damage' and\u003cbr\u003eportrays Gazan lives full of joy and meaning. This remarkable book seeks to\u003cbr\u003epreserve the heritage that has been lost, and that which can never be lost, \u003cbr\u003erevealing the wealth of Gaza's cultural landscape and the depth of its history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mahmoud Muna\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1849250693\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781849250696\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Saqi Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/29\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Mahmoud Muna","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45898451452159,"sku":"9781849250696","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_df30a4ee-246e-473a-a54d-c7989b426c65.jpg?v=1721376335","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/daybreak-in-gaza-mahmoud-muna-9781849250696","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}