Australian Friends of Palestine: Book Launch with Ramzy Baroud
Ramzy Baroud's latest book is'The Last Earth: A Palestinian Story' (Pluto Press, London)
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Dr Ramzy Baroud, Palestinian journalist, poet, political activist and historian, son of a freedom fighter, will visit Adelaide 9-10 May 2018 during the South Australian History Festival. This is a not to be missed opportunity for all interested in the contemporary political challenges emanating for Australia from the Middle East.
Dr Baroud will be launching a ground-breaking history of the Palestinian refugee question, The Last Earth, published by Pluto Press. Based on a doctoral thesis supervised by Professor Ilan Pappe (the exiled Israeli dissident whom Australian journalist John Pilger has described as ‘Israel’s bravest historian’) at the University of Exeter’s European Centre for Palestinian Studies, the book strenuously challenges the eagle-eyed grand political narratives of the Palestinian question.
Instead it adopts the critical ‘history from below’ approach of a ‘people’s history’, viewing the problem from the ground up.
“In the finest tradition of people’s history, these sensitive, painful and evocative pieces provide a human face to the painful saga of Palestinian torment and the remarkable courage and resilience of the victims.
“Engaging, unforgettable, complex and unique. The Last Earth provides a unique way of tackling the problem of writing history. Reading it is like walking around a gallery of old master paintings, each telling its own harrowing and often beautiful story about the same episode in human history.
DATE/TIME: THURSDAY 10 MAY 2018, 6:00PM
VENUE: THE ROB ROY HOTEL, 106 HALIFAX ST, ADELAIDE
FREE EVENT, BUT PLEASE REGISTER BELOW SO WE CAN CATER CORRECTLY.
The event will be lightly catered.
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