The Optimist: A Social Biography of Tawfiq Zayyad

by Tamir Sorek

Book Overview

Tawfiq Zayyad (1929-94) was a renowned Palestinian poet and a committed communist activist. For four decades, he was a dominant figure in political life in Israel, as a local council member, mayor of Nazareth, and member of the Israeli parliament. Zayyad personified the collective struggle of the Palestinian citizens of Israel, challenging the military government following the creation of the state of Israel, leading the 1976 nationwide strike...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1503612732
• ISBN13: 9781503612730
• Release Date: July 2020
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"