Once Upon a Country: A Palestinian Life -- Sari Nusseibeh, Paperback

A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice

A teacher, a scholar, a philosopher, and an eyewitness to history, Sari Nusseibeh is one of our most urgent and articulate authorities on the conflict in the Middle East. From his time teaching side by side with Israelis at the Hebrew University through his appointment by Yasir Arafat to administer the Arab Jerusalem, he has held fast to the principles of freedom and equality for all, and his story dramatizes the consequences of war, partition, and terrorism as few other books have done. Once Upon a Country brings rare depth and compassion to the story of his country.

Author: Sari Nusseibeh
Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
Published: 04/29/2008
Pages: 584
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.50lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.80w x 1.50d
ISBN: 9780312427108

Review Citation(s):
New York Times Book Review 06/22/2008 pg. 20

About the Author

SARI NUSSEIBEH is the president of and a professor of philosophy at Al-Quds University, the only Arab university in Jerusalem. As the Palestine Liberation Organization's chief representative in the city in 2001 and 2002, he advocated a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict. He lives in Jerusalem.