Palestynczycy: Ich zycie i walka (Palestinians: Their Life and Struggle)
Warsaw: Czytelnik, 1978. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 474 (2)pp. Original illustrated white boards with black lettering on cover. Printed photographic imagery on orange endpapers. Illustrated title page. Account of the history of Zionism, the events leading up to Israel's war of independence, and an attempt to describe the claims and various views of the conflict. Bukowska quotes the Bible to justify the Jewish claims to the land of Israel as well as the Arab claims on the other side but stops short of verifying the validity of claims on either side. This book is written during communist rule in Poland reflecting tendencies to appease the government. lllustrated with extraordinary b/w photographs of battle scenes and portraits of Yasser Arafat and others. Includes a chronology starting in 1878 through 1978. Text in Polish. Light wear along edges of binding, rubbed. Block age-toned. Binding and interior in overall good condition. g. Item #39991
Price: $150.00