Sarah Irving

Leila Khaled

Icon of Palestinian Liberation

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Dubbed 'the poster girl of Palestinian militancy', Leila Khaled's image flashed across the world after she hijacked a passenger jet in 1969. The picture of a young, determined looking woman with a checkered scarf, clutching an AK-47, was as era-defining as that of Che Guevara.In this intimate profile, based on interviews with Khaled and those who know her, Sarah Irving gives us the life-story behind the image. Key moments of Khaled's turbulent life are explored, including the dramatic events of the hijackings, her involvement in the Marxist Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (a radical element within the PLO), her opposition to the… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-0-7453-2951-2
EAN: 9780745329512
Produktnummer: 12270656
Verlag: Pluto Press
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
Seitenangabe: 168 S.
Masse: H20.3 cm x B12.7 cm x D0.9 cm 188 g
Abbildungen: Paperback
Gewicht: 188

Über den Autor

Sarah Irving is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in Electronic Intifada, Guardian and New Internationalist. She has held editorial roles at Red Pepper, Peace News and Ethical Consumer magazine. She is author of Leila Khaled: Icon of Palestinian Liberation (Pluto 2012), The Bradt Guide to Palestine (2011) and co-author (with Sharyn Lock) of Gaza: Beneath the Bombs (Pluto, 2010).