Publisher's Synopsis
This is an account of the emergence of the modern Palestinian nation and its confrontation with Zionism and Israel. The author argues the plight of the four million scattered Palestinians who have been disenfranchised and deprived of their homeland, which is currently under Israeli control. This edition has been updated in the light of the Middle East peace talks in Madrid and Washington.;Edward W. Said's other books include "Orientalism" and "Musical Elaborations".