A Short History of the Gaza Strip

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The Gaza Strip is one of the most widely-reported on regions in the worldyet misinformation about its history and its people abound. In this vital book, historian Anne Irfan explains Gazas outsized political significance through six pivotal moments in its modern history, beginning with Israels expulsion of the Palestinian people upon its establishment in 1948, when the Gaza region was truncated to the strip we know today. As she takes us through Israels occupation of Gaza, the Palestinian national struggle and formation of the PLO, the first intifada, the creation of the Palestinian Authorityand the rise of Hamas, she tackles widespread historical ignorance and untangles contradicting narratives.

Drawing on a decade of research, Irfan weaves in the voices of everyday Palestinians, from farmers and teachers to poets and activists. Written with remarkable clarity and compassion, A Short History of the Gaza Stripis an indispensable read for anyone seeking to understand Palestine today.

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Anne Irfan is a multiple award-winning historian lecturerin Interdisciplinary Race, Gender and Postcolonial Studies at University College London, where her work focuses on Israel-Palestine. She is a leading expert on Palestinian refugee rights and in 2023 published the academic bookRefuge and Resistance: Palestinians and the International Refugee System.She was previously lecturer at the University of Oxford's Refugee Studies Centre and has also taught at the London School of Economics. A Short History of the Gaza Strip is her first book for the trade.