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NY: Devin-Adair, 1964. Hardbound. NEAR FINE- Good+ dj. As new except for slight softening of spine ends and small inward curl to top corner of cover. Tan, linen-finish cloth with orange lettering on spine. Dust jacket is intact, unclipped and bright but has light age soil and wear to edges with tiny rips which have been tape repaired on the inside. Map endpapers. Interviews with "Nasser, Kings Hassan, Hussein and Idris, Prince Feisal and Algeria's Ben Bella." 223 indexed pages with black and white photo sections.

London, UK: Phoenix Press / Orion, 2002. (1st paperback. Trade Paperback. NEAR FINE. As new - gift quality! Reprint on 1989 hardbound, with new introduction. "The author argues (then and now) persuasively that the Arabs are caught in a closed circle from which they have not been able to escape, a circle defined by deeply rooted tribal, religious and cultural traditions." 464 indexed, annotated pages. 1.6

London, UK: Melisende, 2003. (2nd revised edition). Trade Paperback. FINE. As new - gift quality! "two simultaneous narratives, the dominant of which is the story of Palestinian Christianity. The narratives are set within the context of Palestine's changing political and religious history. Gradually the secondary narrative overtakes the Christian narrative, particularly during the last 12 years with the rise of nationalism, Zionism, the triumph of Israel, and the dramatic decline of Palestinian Christianity in the Holy Land..." 305 pages including index and bibliography.

NY: United Nations, 1979. Oversize Paperback. GOOD-. READING COPY. Tight, bright, clean and unmarked interior. Age tanned and soiled exterior. Corner bump has dog-eared the top corner of about1/2 of the pages. 110 annotated pages including maps. 10-7/8x8-5/8" U.N. Publication Sales No. E.78.I.19. "study prepared for the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People in pursuance of General Assembly Resolution 32/40B of 2 December 1977."

Philadelphia, PA: American Friends Service Committee, 1970. (1st edition). Trade Paperback. VERY GOOD-. Tight, bright, clean (except for a 3/4" round coffee stain on back cover), with a small bump to bottom end of spine. No markings. This is the original publication published by The American Friends Service Committee, not the revised edition published by Fawcett. "A study prepared by a working party, initiated by the American Friends Service Committee and the Canadian Friends Service Committee and acting in association with the Friends Service Council (London), the Friends World Committee for Consultation, and the Friends Peace and International Relations Committee (London)." 75 pages.

Baadbat, Liban: Editions Al-Karmah, 1985. Paperback. NEAR FINE. As new except for slight rubbing to cover edges. "raconte l'histoire bouleversante du petit Nassim, qui se trouvait sur les chemins de nulle part, apres la dispaition de tous les siens, et qui retoruve le Chemin de la vie grace a son MI Jad 'au ceur de mere'..." Pere Labaky is a Maronite priest. 200 pages. Text in French. ISBN: 2852447266.