Turbulent Times In Palestine: The Diaries of Khalil Totah, 1886-1955

Turbulent Times in Palestine: The Diaries of Khalil Totah, 1886-1955

By: Thomas M. Ricks

This captivating and richly detailed biography of one of mandate Palestine’s best known educators draws on Totah’s diaries, journals, letters, photos, testimonies, and published writings. Thomas Ricks’ introduction provides a contextualized narrative to Totah’s works that charts his journey from his childhood in Ottoman Ramallah, to his studies at Columbia University, and to his career as a principal of the Quaker Friends School in British-Mandate Ramallah.

Language: English
ISBN: 9780887283154
2009, Paperback, 384 Pages