{"product_id":"genocide-foretold-a-rights-not-owned-by-chris-hedges-9781644214855","title":"Genocide Foretold, A - RIGHTS NOT OWNED","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith intimate and harrowing portraits of the human consequences of oppression, occupation, and violence experienced in Palestine today, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Chris Hedges issues a call to action urging us to bear witness and engage with the ongoing humanitarian crisis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHedges wrote the first section of the book when he was in Ramallah in July 2024, drawing from his extensive reporting experience in the Middle East, including Gaza, for the New York Times.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Genocide Foretold\u003c\/em\u003e confronts the stark realities of life under siege in Gaza and the heroic effort ordinary Palestinians are waging to resist and survive. Weaving together personal stories, historical context, and unflinching journalism, Chris Hedges provides an intimate portrait of systemic oppression, occupation, and violence. The book includes chapters on:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eWhat life is like in Gaza City and Ramallah amidst approaching bombs and gunfire.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe history of the dispossession of Palestinians of their land in relation to the ideology of Zionism.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eA portrait of Amr, a 17-year-old high school student forced to evacuate his village with his family.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003ePsychoanalysis of the state of permanent war that has led to the destruction of hospitals, telecommunications centres, governmental buildings, roads, homes, universities, schools, libraries, and archaeological and heritage sites in Gaza.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe ways in which the collective retribution against innocents is a familiar tactic employed by colonial rulers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eA heartbreaking final chapter called \"Letter to the Children of Gaza.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHedges, the Pulitzer Prize-winning former Middle East Bureau Chief for \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, is an Arabic speaker who spent seven years covering the conflict. He wrote the first section of the book when he was in Ramallah in July 2024. A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, he is also the author of two bestselling books, \u003cem\u003eWar is a Force that Gives us Meaning\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Greatest Evil is War\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eA Genocide Foretold\u003c\/em\u003e, he writes with an emotional depth that can only be achieved from spending many years on the ground in Gaza and the West Bank. \u003cem\u003eA Genocide Foretold\u003c\/em\u003e is a call to action, urging us to bear witness and engage with the ongoing humanitarian crisis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47072531448044,"sku":"9781644214855","price":52.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/6c651453be460a26a2f82e247d3e574e.jpg?v=1765132893","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/genocide-foretold-a-rights-not-owned-by-chris-hedges-9781644214855","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}