Palestine /

Sacco, Joe,

Palestine / Joe Sacco. - vi, 285 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 28 cm

a major success in its original two-volume collection. Palestine has now finally been released in a new one-volume format, with a new foreword by Edward W. Said"--P. [4] of cover.

"In late 1991 and early 1992, Joe Sacco spent two months with Palestinians in the Occupied Territories, traveling and taking notes. Upon returning to the United States in mid-1992, he started writing and drawing Palestine, which combined the techniques of eyewitness reportage with the medium of comic-book storytelling to explore this complex, emotionally weighty situation.". The nine-issue comics series won a 1996 American Book Award and was a major success in its original two-volume collection. Palestine has now finally been released in a new one-volume format, with a new foreword by Edward W. Said."--BOOK JACKET.


Hebrew and English.

9780224069823 (pbk.)

98828126


Vocational guidance--Palestine.
Jews--Employment--History--Jerusalem--20th century.
Jews--Employment--History--Israel--Haifa--20th century.


Gaza Strip--Race relations --Comic books, strips, etc.

HF5381 / .A559 1947

741.56 SAC / 014843