Historian in Gaza

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Nothing could prepare historian Jean-Pierre Filiu for what he encountered in Gaza.

Noted historian of Gaza, Jean-Pierre Filiu, spent a month there between December and January 2025. This is his up-close, immersive documentary of reality inside the Palestinian enclave.

Filiu is a historian who specialises in Gazan history, and has travelled there regularly since 1980. He also knows the Arabic dialect spoken there. In December 2024, he once again crossed into Gaza, albeit under unimaginably different circumstances- at the time, only two convoys per week were allowed through the border crossings. In January 2025, Filiu returned.

Writing in a lyrical but frank tone, he reveals a portrait of grim reality, delivering a book that is in part war reportage, and in part a narrative of human suffering. People living in Gaza must fight to find fresh water, eat proper meals, move from one city to another, and struggle to obtain medical care if wounded. These quotidian experiences are described in a manner that forces us to confront what is happening in Gaza every single day.

'An unflinching eyewitness account of the destruction wreaked by Israel, with Anglo-American support. Look no further for an impartial account of the tragedy of the Palestinians, caught between Hamas's fanaticism and Netanyahu's ethnic cleansing.'
-Pratinav Anil, Guardian, 'Books of the Year'

'Jean-Pierre Filiu has just published a supplement to his wonderful history, Gaza, called A Historian in Gaza. His book counts as essential reading to understand what is happening in that most troubled and tragic region.'
-William Dalrymple, Spectator, 'Books of the Year'

'Jean-Pierre Filiu is not just an authority on Gaza, he was there during the genocide ... A Historian in Gaza is a methodical, sober account of Israel's campaign to visit hell upon the people of Gaza and eliminate all aspects of its civil society. An important, essential book.'
-Joe Sacco, cartoonist and journalist and the author of Palestine, Footnotes in Gaza, and The Once and Future Riot

Book details and technical specifications

Format: Paperback / softback
ISBN13: 9781761382048
Published: December 2025

Number of pages: 208
Width: 136 mm
Height: 209 mm
Depth: 16 mm

Publisher: Scribe Publications