ISBN: 9781849046244

Paperback: 288 pages
Publisher: C Hurst & Co Publishers, 2016
Language: English
Product Dimensions: 21.3 x 1.5 x 14 cm

Open-air prison, Terror, Resistance, Occupation, Siege, Trauma, Bare humanity: irrespective of when, where, and to whom the word is uttered, Gaza immediately evokes an abundance of metaphors. Similarly, a plethora of metaphors also invoke Gaza: Crisis, Exception, Refugees, Destitution, Tunnels, Persistence. With essays written by journalists, writers, doctors, academics and others, this volume uses metaphor to record and historicize Gaza, to contextualize its everyday realities, interrogate its representations and provide an understanding on Gaza’s real and symbolic significance.