Teresa Aranguren

Sandra Barrilaro

A unique, stunning collection of images of Palestine in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and a testament to the vibrancy of Palestinian society prior to occupation. This book tells the story of a land full of people--people with families, hopes, dreams, and a deep connection to their home. Denying Palestinian existence has been a fundamental premise of Zionism, which has sought not only to hide this existence but also to erase its memory. But existence leaves traces, and the imprint of the Palestine that was remains, even in the absence of those expelled from their lands. It appears in the ruins of a village whose name no longer appears in the maps, in the drawing of a lost landscape, in the lyrics of a song, or in the photographs from a family album. The photographs in this book are traces of that existence that have not been erased. They are testament not to nostalgia, but to the power of resistance.

A Photographic Memory of Palestine Before the Nakba

Against Erasure

Los infiernos de Irak y Palestina, captados en doce escenas de gran contención y fuerza dramática. El estallido de una bomba siembra la tragedia entre un grupo de niños que jugaban a fútbol; el levantamiento de un muro provoca la destrucción de un huerto de olivos que daba sentido a la vida de toda una familia... Estas son algunas de las escenas que plasman la vida cotidiana de una gente obligada a convivir con la muerte. El orgullo y la humillación, la impotencia y la rebeldía se mezclan para ofrecernos un vívido retrato de la condición humana.

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