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

co-published with passia, palestinian academic society for the study of international affairs. 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.