Palestine Inside Out is not about suicide bombers. For ordinary Palestinians, everyday activities such as tending one's fields, visiting a relative or going to hospital require negotiating permits and passes, curfews and closures, "sterile roads" and "seam zones"—bureaucratic hurdles ultimately as deadly as outright military incursion.
       Not since Edward Said has there been such an articulate Arab voice on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In devastating detail, Saree Makdisi reveals how the "peace process" institutionalised Palestinians' loss of control over their lives. Through eye-opening statistics and day-by-day reports, we learn how Palestinians have seen their hopes for freedom and statehood culminate in the creation of "territories" comparable to open-air prisons.
       Makdisi describes how, despite this, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict can be brought to a peaceful and just resolution.

"An extraordinarily detailed portrait... Weaves together a tapestry of harrowing narratives in a lucid and measured tone."
The Times Higher Education Supplement

"A chilling insight into how the 'peace process' is isolating communities from their lands, their livelihoods and each other."
Diplomat

"...compelling narrative..."
Frontline Club Magazine

"A gifted witness and shrewd analyst..."
The Independent

"...Palestine Inside Out makes for a comprehensive, essential and strangely compelling read."
Morning Star

"Makdisi presents us with a well-researched account that is neither polemic nor partial to any party in the conflict."
Arab Banker

July 2008 • £17.99 • ISBN 978 0 393 06606 7 • 320pp • 156 x 235mm • 33 photographs; 12 maps
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May 2010 • Paper • £11.99 • ISBN 978 0 393 33844 7 • 400pp • 140 x 210mm • 12 maps; 33 photographs
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