Palestine
Before Their Diaspora, A Photographic History of The Palestinians 1876-1948.
The Institute for Palestine Studies
PALESTINE, NEAR EAST PHOTOGRAPHY, HOLY LAND
351 pp of English text,427 b/w photographs, 6 colour maps, notes, publishers’ original wrappers, Copy in very good condition, New. Fourth Edition, Institut For Palestine Studies, Washington D. C., 2010.
Nearly 500 photographs are gathered together here, a rich treasury chosen from thousands more scattered in public and private collections throughout the Palestinian diaspora, the United States, and Great Britain. The photographs capture the full spectrum of Palestinian life before 1948 in rural and urban settings; in social, economic, cultural and religious dimensions; in institutions and architecture; in the struggle for national survival and dignity.
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