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This Heated Place: Encounters in the Promised Land

by Deborah Campbell

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This Heated Place takes the reader into 21st Century Israel and the occupied territories. Incisive, impassioned and compelling, here is a bright new voice that depicts the daily lives of Arabs and Jews caught up in a complex and bloody struggle.

Book News Annotation:

Campbell (associate editor, Adbusters magazine) reports on her visit to Israel and the occupied territories of Palestine in the year 2001. In her interviews with Israeli settlers, Palestinian refugees, Israeli refuseniks, and other actors in the conflict between the Israelis and the Palestinians, she is particularly concerned with the power of the journalistic image and how it frames the debate over the occupation.
Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Synopsis:

This Heated Place is a compelling account of travel in war-torn Israel, with personal insights into the region's complex and bloody struggles. Returning to Israel after a ten-year absence, Deborah Campbell — a Canadian student at Tel Aviv University during the Gulf War — takes readers along for the ride as she gains insight into one of the world's most intractable conflicts. She drives through the West Bank with an American-Israeli settler in his bombproof SUV; visits a Palestinian family in Hebron following an Israeli army raid; talks to girls at an Islamic school in Gaza; and meets Israeli refuseniks who have spent time in prison for their stance.

Skillfully weaving together elements of political reporting with travel writing, and rejecting the simplifications that characterize mainstream journalism, Campbell carefully records her observations. Her belief that the majority of people on both sides want peace is based both on her personal experiences and on recent developments, and always she is mindful that, when it comes to understanding this terrible conflict, what you see depends on where you are standing. A highlighted map of the region and a selection of the author's own photos are included.

Synopsis:

A freelance writer who once lived in Israel delivers a compelling account of travel in war-torn Israel, with personal insights into the region's complex, bloody struggles.

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Product Details

ISBN:

9781550549676

Author:

Campbell, Deborah

Publisher:

Douglas & McIntyre

Location:

Vancouver, BC

Subject:

General

Subject:

Description and travel

Subject:

Middle East - Israel

Subject:

Israel

Subject:

Social conditions

Subject:

Palestine

Subject:

Arab-Israeli conflict

Subject:

Conflit israâelo-arabe

Subject:

HISTORY / Modern/21st Century

Subject:

HIS037080

Subject:

Israel Description and travel.

Subject:

Politics - General

Copyright:

2004

Edition Description:

Trade Paper

Series Volume:

2002-15

Publication Date:

20040331

Binding:

TRADE PAPER

Language:

English

Illustrations:

BandW photos, Map

Pages:

160

Dimensions:

8.5 x 5.5 in 8.8 lb

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Product details 160 pages Douglas & McIntyre - 2010-11-10 English 9781550549676 Reviews:

"Synopsis" by Firebrand,

This Heated Place is a compelling account of travel in war-torn Israel, with personal insights into the region's complex and bloody struggles. Returning to Israel after a ten-year absence, Deborah Campbell — a Canadian student at Tel Aviv University during the Gulf War — takes readers along for the ride as she gains insight into one of the world's most intractable conflicts. She drives through the West Bank with an American-Israeli settler in his bombproof SUV; visits a Palestinian family in Hebron following an Israeli army raid; talks to girls at an Islamic school in Gaza; and meets Israeli refuseniks who have spent time in prison for their stance.

Skillfully weaving together elements of political reporting with travel writing, and rejecting the simplifications that characterize mainstream journalism, Campbell carefully records her observations. Her belief that the majority of people on both sides want peace is based both on her personal experiences and on recent developments, and always she is mindful that, when it comes to understanding this terrible conflict, what you see depends on where you are standing. A highlighted map of the region and a selection of the author's own photos are included.

"Synopsis" by Libri, A freelance writer who once lived in Israel delivers a compelling account of travel in war-torn Israel, with personal insights into the region's complex, bloody struggles.