[applause] good evening everybody, i am bradley graham, coowner of politics and prose along with my wife and on behalf of everybody here, welcome and thank you for coming. Its really great to welcome back to the store Rashid Khalidi who is among the worlds foremost scholars on palestinian identity and nationalism. Hes been a professor of arab studies at Columbia University now for 17 years and before that taught at the university of chicago for a decade and ahalf. He is also editor of the journal of palestine studies, the author of sevenprevious books on the middle east. His newest work , the hundred years war on palestine covers some aspects of palestinian history that he has written about before butthis is a more personal book and a more provocative one. Personal because rashid merges scholarship with personal stories drawn from generations of his own family members who were present at some key events and provocative because he offers a very different take on the Israeli Palestinian
Television for serious readers. [inaudible conversations] [applause] good evening everybody. I am bradley graham, the coowner of politics and prose. On behalf of everyone, welcome and thank you very much for coming. Its really great to welcome back to the store, rashid khalidi. Who is among the worlds foremost scholars on palestinian identity and nationalism. Hes been a professor of arab studies at Columbia University now for 17 years. Before that, taught at the university of chicago for a decade andahalf. Hes also editor of the journal of palestine studies. And the author of seven previous books on the middle east. His newest work, the hundred years war on palestine. Covers some aspects of palestinian history that rashid has written about before that this is a more personal book and a more provocative one. Personal because rashid merges scholarship with personal stories drawn from generations of his own family members. Who are present at key events. And provocative because he offers a
President ial campaign, and books on the decline of intellectual habits, a movement by former gang members to rebuild their families and lives and a dual biography of Andrew Jackson and cherokee leader john ross. All this and more this weekend on booktv. For a complete television schedule, visit booktv. Org. Booktv, 48 hours this weekend of nonfiction books and authors. Television for serious readers. Historian Sally Mcmillen is next on booktv. She recounts the life of abolitionist and suffragist lucy stone who she contends should be celebrated amongst the likes of susan b. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady stanton for her activism. Its now my distinct honor and privilege to introduce dr. Sally mcmillen who is the Mary Reynolds babcock professor of history at Davidson College in North Carolina. She earned her ph. D. At duke university, and along the way we learned today got a degree in library science. She has been one of the most important and productive scholars of 19th century womens histo
Its now by distinct honor and privilege to introduce dr. Sally mcmillen, he babcock professor of hit in Davidson College in north carolina. She earned he ph. D at Duke University and we learned today got a degree in library science. She has been one of the most important and productive scholars of 19th century womens history. Their many books include motherhood and the old south southern women black and white and seneca falls and the origin of the womens Rights Movement. Her brand new book which we are celebrated tonight and received a wonderful review in the Los Angeles Times is entitled losey stone an unapologetic life. A path breaking activist whose life has been hidden too long. Losey stoned a last has a biography worthy of her inspired and inspiring life. Please help me welcome to Franklin Library society. Dr. Sally mcmillen. [applause] thank you so much, rich, and i just wanted to sea its an absolute delight to be here. I want to thank rich for inviting me and for the Library Com