Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE A White Lie by Madeeha Hafez Albatta, Barbara Bill, Ghada Ageel The personal story of a brave Palestinian womans fight for dignity and freedom. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Palestinian refugees in Gaza have lived in camps for five generations, experiencing hardship and uncertainty. In the absence of official histories, oral narratives handed down from generation to generation bear witness to life in Palestine before and after the 1948 Nakba—the catastrophe of dispossession. These narratives maintain traditions, keep alive names of destroyed villages, and record stories of the fight for dignity and freedom. The Womens Voices from Gaza Series honours womens unique and underrepresented perspectives on the social, material, and political realities of Palestinian life. In A White Lie, the first volume in this series, Madeeha Hafez Albatta chronicles her life in Gaza and beyond. Among her remarkable achievements was establishing some of the first schools for refugee children in Gaza. Foreword by Salman Abu Sitta. Author Biography Madeeha Hafez Albatta (1924-2011), born in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, became a teacher while in her teens and a principal in her mid-twenties, the youngest in Gazan history. She was among the pioneers to rally the Palestinian community to guarantee the right to education for thousands of refugee children arriving in Gaza after the destruction of their homeland in 1948. The events of her life took her and her family across mandatory Palestine to Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon and Canada. Barbara Bill lived and worked in Gaza for six years and currently resides in New South Wales, Australia. Ghada Ageel is a visiting professor of political science at the University of Alberta, a columnist for the Middle East Eye, and the editor of Apartheid in Palestine (UAlberta Press). Table of Contents ContentsPreface ixForeword xvAcknowledgements xxiiiIntroduction xxvA White Lie1 / Childhood Days 32 / School Days 233 / Marriage 394 / Massacre 515 / Occupation 656 / Black September 877 / 1973 War 1038 / Waiting for the Curtain to Rise 111Chronology of Events in Palestine 129Notes 149Glossary 167Bibliography 171 Review "[A White Lie] should urge academics to consider whose voices they include and how they include them when writing about and theorising Palestine. It demonstrates the power of centring female voices and detailed histories to understand intersections between temporality, place, and gender and the material, social, and political realities of Palestinian life." Olivia Mason, Gender, Place & Culture [Full review at 1080/0966369X.2021.1971899]"In A White Lie, Madeeha Hafez Albatta recounts her life as a teacher, mother and activist in Gaza... By preserving Albattas extraordinary life, this book makes a significant contribution to Palestinian history and politics." [Full review at ] -- Nancy Janovicek, Alberta Reviews, 05/01/2021"A White Lie is the first in a series of oral histories from a womans perspective living through events – modern history – occurring in Gaza and regionally. As history is usually written by old white men at the end of a certain epoch or episode in history, peoples voices, womens voices in particular, are seldom if ever heard." Jim Miles, Palestine Chronicles, August 4, 2023 [Full article at ] Review Quote "What an extraordinary project! We dont hear enough from Gaza. Through the oral histories of Palestinian women who have lived, witnessed, and built lives and futures for their families and communities--in the face of devastating force and continuing injustices--we learn Palestinian History through the intimate daily ways individuals have lived and made it."--Lila Abu-Lughod, Joseph L. Buttenwieser Professor of Social Science, Columbia University "Gaza City is one of the most ancient cultural centres on the Mediterranean, and its people have long been a backbone of the Palestinian national movement. How Gazan women describe their lives under continual siege and military attack reveals their capacity for bearing hardship and undertaking initiatives in the public sphere. Ghada Ageel, a Gazan, and Barbara Bill have ably used oral history to bring readers the lived reality of women of different backgrounds, ages, and occupations."--Rosemary Sayigh, anthropologist and oral historian Promotional "Headline" The personal story of a brave Palestinian womans fight for dignity and freedom. Feature 3 maps, 6 B&W photographs, foreword, introduction, chronology, notes, glossary, bibliography Details ISBN1772124923 Author Ghada Ageel Year 2020 ISBN-10 1772124923 ISBN-13 9781772124927 Short Title A White Lie Language English Format Paperback Subtitle Madeha Sheikh Hafiz Al Batta Pages 236 Publication Date 2020-10-13 UK Release Date 2020-10-13 Imprint University of Alberta Press Place of Publication Alberta Country of Publication Canada Publisher University of Alberta Press Series Womens Voices from Gaza Series Alternative 9781772125160 Edited by Ghada Ageel DEWEY 956.943055092 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICY No questions asked, 30 day returns! FREE DELIVERY No matter where you are in the UK, delivery is free. 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ISBN-13: 9781772124927
Book Title: A White Lie
Item Height: 216 mm
Item Width: 140 mm
Series: Women's Voices from Gaza Series
Author: Madeeha Hafez Albatta
Publication Name: A White Lie
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: University of Alberta Press
Subject: Zoology
Publication Year: 2020
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 204 g
Number of Pages: 236 Pages