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Palestine

A Four Thousand Year History

by Nur Masalha

Narrator Fajer Al-Kaisi

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Length 16 hours 1 minute

Language English

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This rich and magisterial work traces Palestine's millennia-old heritage, uncovering cultures and societies of astounding depth and complexity that stretch back to the very beginnings of recorded history.

Starting with the earliest references in Egyptian and Assyrian texts, Nur Masalha explores how Palestine and its Palestinian identity have evolved over thousands of years, from the Bronze Age to the present day. Drawing on a rich body of sources and the latest archaeological evidence, Masalha shows how Palestine's multicultural past has been distorted and mythologised by Biblical lore and the Israel–Palestinian conflict.

In the process, Masalha reveals that the concept of Palestine, contrary to accepted belief, is not a modern invention or one constructed in opposition to Israel, but rooted firmly in ancient past. Palestine represents the authoritative account of the country's history.

History Nonfiction

Nur Masalha is a Palestinian academic and historian and former director of the Centre for Religion and History at St. Mary's University, London. He is currently a member of the Centre for Palestine Studies, SOAS, University of London. He is the editor of Journal of Holy Land and Palestine Studies, published by Edinburgh University Press. He is also the author and editor of numerous books on Palestine, including Palestine: A Four Thousand Year History; An Oral History of the Palestinian Nakba; Theologies of Liberation in Palestine-Israel: Indigenous, Contextual, and Postcolonial Perspectives; The Zionist Bible: Biblical Precedent, Colonialism and the Erasure of Memory; The Palestine Nakba: Decolonising History, Narrating the Subaltern, Reclaiming Memory; The Bible and Zionism; The Politics of Denial: Israel and the Palestinian Refugee Problem: Imperial Israel and the Palestinians: The Politics of Expansion; A Land Without a People; and Expulsion of the Palestinians: The Concept of 'Transfer' in Zionist Political Thought, 1882-1948. Professor Masalha also currently serves as a judge on the panel for the Palestine Book Award (London).

Fajer Al-Kaisi is an actor for the stage and screen as well as an accomplished voice-over artist and narrator with over a hundred audiobook credits. Fajer is currently the voice of Shazzan on Jellystone (HBO Max) as well as cohost of the podcast BardQuest Empire. His TV appearances include Law & Order, Future Man, The Code, 30 Rock, Nurse Jackie, The Blacklist, The Onion News Network, Person of Interest, Delocated, Search Party, Madam Secretary, and Deadbeat. His film credits include "Karim" in I'll Come Running, "Ali Soufan" in The Report, and as "the interpreter" in Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk. His theatrical credits include: Tareq in the Guthrie's production of Nora, Tybalt in Romeo and Juliet, Aeneas in Troilus and Cressida at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Grahm/2 in the world premiere of Informed Consent at Cleveland Playhouse, and Shahid the translator in the NYTW world premiere of Aftermath and the subsequent Arktype World tour. His additional regional credits include: The Humans, Disgraced, and The Invisible Hand. Fajer has been nominated for a Drama Leagues Award (Aftermath, Best Ensemble 2011) as well as a finalist for best male performance at the Audies (Fives and Twenty-Fives, 2015). He has also received several AudioFile Earphones Awards.