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Palestine

A Four Thousand Year History

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This rich and magisterial work traces Palestine's millennia-old heritage, uncovering cultures and societies of astounding depth and complexity that stretch back to the very beginnings of recorded history.

Starting with the earliest references in Egyptian and Assyrian texts, Nur Masalha explores how Palestine and its Palestinian identity have evolved over thousands of years, from the Bronze Age to the present day. Drawing on a rich body of sources and the latest archaeological evidence, Masalha shows how Palestine's multicultural past has been distorted and mythologized by Biblical lore and the Israel-Palestinian conflict.

In the process, Masalha reveals that the concept of Palestine, contrary to accepted belief, is not a modern invention or one constructed in opposition to Israel, but rooted firmly in ancient past. Palestine represents the authoritative account of the country's history.

©2018 Nur Masalha (P)2021 Tantor Israel & Palestine Middle East Religious Studies Palestine History
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Any negative reviews will be cry baby zionists whose creation myth of a land without a people and a people without a land is taken apart with evidence by this book.

Very detailed and deep history of the land of Palestine

Myth busting

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this book really opened my eyes to the colonial roots of current world issues and covers aspects of language, cartography, politics, ancient history and the involvement of different European cultures in the Middle East.. excellent read for those trying to understand history away from colonial bias.

thorough and broad information

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It's extremely thorough, and apart from being unclear sometimes when it's a quote or the main text being read the narration is good. My only criticism is that it can get very repetitive as the author reiterates certain things every time they come up. By the time it gets to the chapter on Israelis renaming things and talks about the Rockefeller Museum being originally the Palestinian Archaeological Museum, it's already told you it was renamed *every single time* it discusses any item currently stored there or person who worked there. And Ben-Gurion is seldom referred to as anything shorter than "Defence Minister and Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion, the founding father of modern Israel". The latter chapters in particular are still very informative though, so I'd still recommend it.

Exhaustive

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thorough and well-researched. a must-have for anyone interested in the history of the Palestine or the Levant/middle east generally

fantastic

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Historical facts and comprehensive events with evidence.
Thank you. I will get the book as hard copy to keep in my library as reference.

Everyone must read

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