Return : a Palestinian memoir /
by Karmi, Ghada.
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BookPublisher: London : Verso, 2015Description: xiii, 319 pages : maps (black and white) ; 22 cm.ISBN: 9781781688427 (hbk.) :; 1781688427 (hbk.) :.Classification number: 305.4889 KARSubject(s): Karmi, Ghada | Women, Palestinian Arab -- Great Britain | Women, Palestinian Arab -- West Bank | West Bank -- Social conditions -- 21st century | Society | SocietySummary: After growing up in Britain following exile from Palestine in 1948, Karmi returns to her homeland in the hope of helping with the peace process and the possibility of a Palestinian state. She starts work within the Palestinian Authority ministry. Yet she finds her family home has now been occupied, and much of the West Bank militarised; meanwhile her encounters with fellow Palestinians, politicians, and Israeli solders forces her to question what role the diaspora has in the future of the homeland, and whether return is truly possible.
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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| Book - Adult Hardback | Southport Library | Adult Non-Fiction | 305.4889 KAR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Checked out | 22/10/2024 | 002947187X |
After growing up in Britain following exile from Palestine in 1948, Karmi returns to her homeland in the hope of helping with the peace process and the possibility of a Palestinian state. She starts work within the Palestinian Authority ministry. Yet she finds her family home has now been occupied, and much of the West Bank militarised; meanwhile her encounters with fellow Palestinians, politicians, and Israeli solders forces her to question what role the diaspora has in the future of the homeland, and whether return is truly possible.
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