{"product_id":"sumud-a-new-palestinian-reader-9781644214459","title":"Sumud: A New Palestinian Reader","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn anthology that celebrates the power of culture in Palestinian resistance, with selections of memoir, short stories, essays, book reviews, personal narrative, poetry, and art. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIncludes twenty-five black-and-white illustrations by Palestinian artists. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Arabic word \u003ci\u003esumūd\u003c\/i\u003e is often loosely translated as \"steadfastness\" or \"standing fast.\" It is, above all, a Palestinian cultural value of everyday perseverance in the face of Israeli occupation. \u003ci\u003eSumūd\u003c\/i\u003e is both a personal and collective commitment; people determine their own lives, despite the environment of constant oppressions imposed upon them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis anthology spans the 20th and 21st centuries of Palestinian cultural history, and highlights writing from 2021-2024. The collection of writing and art features work from forty-six contributors including: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDispatches from Hossam Madhoun, co-founder of Gaza's Theatre for Everybody, as he survives the post-October 2023 war on Gaza;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNovelist Ahmed Masoud with \"Application 39,\" a sci-fi short story about a Dystopian bid for the Olympics;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSara Roy and Ivar Ekeland with \"The New Politics of Exclusion: Gaza as Prologue,\" an analysis of Israel's divide and conquer policies of fragmentation;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHistorian Ilan Pappé with a review of Tahrir Hamdi's book, \u003ci\u003eImagining Palestine\u003c\/i\u003e, in which he\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eunpacks the relationship between culture and resistance;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEssayist Lina Mounzer with \"Palestine and the Unspeakable,\" an offering on the language used to dehumanize Palestinians;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd poetry by the next generation of poets who have inherited the mantle of the late Mahmoud Darwish (1941-2008).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe essays, stories, poetry, art and personal narrative collected in \u003ci\u003eSumūd: A New Palestinian Reader\u003c\/i\u003e is a rich riposte to those who would denigrate Palestinians' aspirations for a homeland. It also serves as a timely reminder of culture's power and importance during occupation and war.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Malu Halasa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Seven Stories Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/21\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.40w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781644214459","brand":"Seven Stories Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43273935847561,"sku":"9781644214459","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_a3274e7e-0870-40fe-86dc-3f8f88c96071.jpg?v=1736842472","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/sumud-a-new-palestinian-reader-9781644214459","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}