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Gaza, A History
by Jean-Pierre Filiu
Hurst, £18.99
JEAN PIERRE FILIU was a career diplomat representing France in Jordan, Syria and Tunisia and later held various advisory roles in the French government.
In 2006 he joined Sciences Po as a professor of Middle East studies.
This is the second edition of Filiu’s book. It won the 2015 Palestine Book Award and covers Gaza from 1500 BC to 2012. It has been updated with an additional 20-page afterword penned in March 2024.
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