Letters to Palestine

Resumen del libro

In the wake of Israel's recent bombing of Gaza, polls revealed a startling fact: for the first time, a majority of Americans under thirty found Israel's actions unjustified. Jon Stewart aired a blistering attack on Israeli violence, and a video of a UN spokesperson weeping as he was interviewed in Gaza went viral, appearing on Vanity Fair and Buzzfeed, among other sites. This book traces this swelling recognition of Palestinian suffering, struggle, and hope, in writing that is personal, lyrical, anguished, and hopeful. Some of the leading American writers of our time, such as Junot Díaz and Teju Cole, along with musicians like Chuck D and Palestinian
American artists like Naomi Shihab Nye, give voice to feelings of empathy and solidarity and anger at US support

Biografía del autor

Vijay Prashad (Calcuta, 1967) es historiador, editor y periodista. Actualmente, es director de Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research, editor en LeftWord Books y corresponsal jefe de Globetrotter. Reconocido especialista y conferenciante, sus reflexiones aparecen con regularidad en Z Magazin y Color Lines Magazine, así como en los periódicos digitales ZNET y Counter Punch entre otros. Ha escrito más de veinte libros, entre los cuales destacan: Las naciones oscuras: Una historia del Tercer Mundo y Las naciones pobres. Una posible historia global del Sur.