Yusif Sayigh : Arab Economist and Palestinian Patriot: a Fractured Life Story... - $34 - (Waukegan, IL)
Yusif Sayigh : Arab Economist and Palestinian Patriot: a Fractured Life Story, Hardcover by Sayigh, Rosemary (EDT), ISBN 977416671X, ISBN-13 9789774166716 Arab nationalist, Palestine activist, secularist and modernizer Yusif Sayigh’s (1916-2004) life story is presented by his widow who recorded his memories before his death. This book presents a unique window to pivotal moments in Middle Eastern history. The son of an Arab Protestant pastor, he was incarcerated by the Israelis in 1948. As an advisor to the director of the Palestine Liberation organization’s (PLO) economic department, he constructed an economic development plan for a future Palestinian state. His dislike of Arafat’s methods kept their relationship strained. Thirteen chapters are: earliest memories, Kharaba, 1918-25; Al-Bassa, 1925-30; boarding school, Sidon, 1929-34; Tiberias, as a boy, 1930-38; at the American University of Beirut, 1934-38; Ain Qabu, first job, work for the PPS, 1938-39; teacher in Iraq, 1939-40; life in Tiberias as an adult, 1940-44; Jerusalem, 1944-48; prisoner of war, May 1948—spring 1949; “life will never be the same without her”: Umm Yusif’s death, December 1950; Palestinian politics; “bread with dignity”: Yusif Sayigh as an Arab economist. Distributed in North America by Oxford University Press. Annotation ©2016 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
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