A Land Without Borders: My Journey Around East Jerusalem and the West Bank - Couverture souple

Baram, Nir

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1925355225 ISBN 13 : 9781925355222

Editeur : Text Pub Co, 2017

Synopsis

"From horror to fatigue to indifference, an important look forward and back that provides a grass-roots sense... An honest and troubling snapshot of Israel—both Palestinian and Israeli—that reveals the creeping realization that a two-state solution may no longer be possible."— Kirkus (starred rew)

Throughout their youth Nir Baram’s generation were bombarded with news about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict—the injustices, the wrongdoings, the killings. Over the decades, the horror and despair had become habit—he noticed people had begun to give up on the possibility of resolution. Yet, as Baram notes, ‘the vast majority of Israelis—as well as international onlookers— know next to nothing about life on the West Bank, the area at the heart of the conflict they have spent their adult lives dissecting’. Most have never ited the occupied territories, and thus ‘the debate revolves around a theoretical, ill-defined area sketched out in our political imagination.’
This book of reportage emerged from the author’s realization that Israel is separated from the West Bank not only by checkpoints but also, more significantly, by a cognitive barrier. And so began his quest to understand the occupation from both sides. The result is an essential and nuanced journey through places and experiences that receive little coverage.
Baram, widely considered one of the most important intellectual voices in Israel today, faces painful challenges to his personal political ws and his hopes for a more peaceful future.

Nir Baram has worked as a journalist, editor, and advocate for Palestinian rights. He is the author of five novels in Hebrew. In 2010 he received the Prime Minister’s Award for Hebrew Literature.

A propos du livre

Revue de presse

"A wide-ranging travelogue... The great virtue of his book is that Baram lets his interlocutors speak for themselves... what he hears is total and irreconcilable difference." - New York Times

"To hear it from the people who currently live in the occupied territories - 650,000 Jewish settlers and 27 million Palestinians - it is now as much a zero-sum game as ever. Their voices come through in A Land Without Borders: My Journey Around East Jerusalem and the West Bank, a wide-ranging travelogue... The great virtue of his book is that Baram lets his interlocutors speak for themselves. Long stretches are verbatim dialogues. And what he hears is total and irreconcilable difference." - New York Times Book Review

"An honest and troubling snapshot of Israel... From horror to fatigue to indifference, an important look forward and back that provides a grass-roots sense that one state needs to satisfy sovereignty for all." - Kirkus, Starred Review

"Nir Baram is an Israeli novelist, a highly respected journalist and an accomplished editor. So it is hardly surprising that his description of his journey around East Jerusalem and the West Bank is eminently readable, although much of what he recounts is worrying enough to give the reader many sleepless nights despite the shafts of optimism that occasionally shine through the text." --Arts Hub

"An essential guide to the human elements of Israel's current crisis of identity... Baram's work is compassionate, considered and sensitive. For the non-specialist, it is both fascinating and vital for understanding this labyrinthine conflict... This is a brave and balanced report. It is quintessential reading." - Southland Times

"An engaging, fast-paced odyssey that conveys an intimate understanding of why peace remains so elusive." --Christian Science Monitor

"Vividly reports on the spectrum of opinions... Baram brings an open heart and mind to exploring the difficulties of coexistence where physical and emotional walls do harm on both sides, reaching beyond headlines to explore the lives of Palestinians and Jews of different generations." -Booklist

"For all outside of the land who bandy Israel/Palestine talking points about - indeed, for those in it who rarely interact with those on the other side - these raw perspectives are a necessary introduction to the incredibly complex nature of the current divide." - Foreword Reviews [4 stars]

"This book is not just insightful background. It is an essential guide to the human elements of Israel's current crisis of identity... Baram's work is compassionate, considered and sensitive. For the non-specialist, it is both fascinating and vital for understanding this labyrinthine conflict... This is a brave and balanced report. It is quintessential reading." --Dominion Post

Présentation de l'éditeur

Throughout their youth Nir Baram's generation were bombarded with news about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict - the injustices, the wrongdoings, the killings. Over the decades, the horror and despair had become habit - he noticed that people had begun to give up on the possibility of resolution. Yet, as Baram notes, "the vast majority of Israelis - as well as international onlookers - know next to nothing about life on the West Bank, the area at the heart of the conflict they have spent their adult lives dissecting. " Most have never visited the occupied territories, and thus "the debate revolves around a theoretical, ill-defined area sketched out in our political imagination." This book of reportage emerged from the author's realisation that "the Israel I know is separated from the West Bank not only by checkpoints, but also - and more significantly - by a cognitive barrier, which is growing higher all the time."

And so began his quest to understand the occupation from both sides. The result is an essential and nuanced journey through places and experiences that receive little coverage.

Nir - who is considered one of the most important intellectual voices in Israel today and the young literary conscience of Israel - faces painful challenges to his personal political views and his hopes for a more peaceful future.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Text Pub Co
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1925355225
• ISBN 13: 9781925355222
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 284
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible