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Issue: Palestine #[1]
Publication Date: July 1994
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Issues: #[1] of 2 Issues
Title: A Nation Occupied
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagFantagraphics
Brand: Fantagraphics BooksView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Fantagraphics Books Inc.
On Sale Date: 1994
Volume: none
Pages: 156
ISBN: 1150971509
UPC/EAN: 978156097150451495
Price: $19.95 CAD
$14.95 USD
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Content Items: 45 (25 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: 2nd printing: August 1996
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Publication Type: Trade Paperback
Color: Color Covers, Black & White Interiors
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Binding: Softcover
Publishing Format: Collected Edition
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Some/all of Issue reprinted as/in 4 other Issues:
FlagPalestina #[nn] published January 2013
FlagPalestina #[nn] published January 2013
FlagGraphic Journalism #8 published June 2013
FlagGraphic Journalism #8 published June 2013
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Palestine A Nation Occupied

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Synopsis: Title and publisher page; Indicia, publishing and reprint credits
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Disclose Notes: "Dedicated to Kenji, Erlis, Jamilen, Jad and Jemal"
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Introduction

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
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Background

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Synopsis: Background notes on the political situation in the Occupied Territories and Jerusalem during his time there doing research. There's also a brief historical overview.
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From Content Item: FlagPalestine #1 published February 1993
was Cartoonist's Note/ Background [Text Article on Interior Page(s)]
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Chapter One

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Cairo

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Genres: autobiography, biography, informational
Character(s): Joe Sacco; Shreef; Taha
Synopsis: Sacco talks to a couple of hotel receptionists in Cairo. While one is apolitical, the other has strong feelings against Israel.
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From Content Item: FlagPalestine #1 published February 1993
was Cairo [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Disclose Notes: Dated July 1992
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Blind Dates

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Genres: autobiography, biography, informational
Character(s): Joe Sacco; Man from Nablus; Claudia
Synopsis: Sacco meets a man in the West Bank who welcomes him with open arms. He goes on to contrast the widespread exposure the Leon Klinghoffer/ Achille Lauro affair received with the lack of U.S. media coverage of the oppression of Palestinians.
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was Blind Dates [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Disclose Notes: Dated July-August 1992
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Return

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Genres: autobiography, biography, informational
Character(s): Joe Sacco; Dave; Mary Ann; Old Palestinian
Synopsis: Sacco talks to a young Jewish man in Jerusalem and gives a brief rundown on the origins of Zionism. He meets a Palestinian refugee from 1948.
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From Content Item: FlagPalestine #1 published February 1993
was Return [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Disclose Notes: Dated August-September 1992
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Eye of the Beholder

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Genres: autobiography, biography, informational
Character(s): Israeli Soldier; American Girl; Girl's Mother; Joe Sacco; Israeli Demonstrator
Synopsis: In Silwan, Sacco comes across a demonstration against the settlements and a demonstration in favor of them.
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From Content Item: FlagPalestine #1 published February 1993
was Eye of the Beholder [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Valley of Kidron

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Genres: autobiography, biography, informational
Character(s): Joe Sacco; Chubby Arab Kid; Tall Arab Kid
Synopsis: Sacco meets a kid who claims that settlers kicked out his family from their home in Silwan.
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was Valley of Kidron [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Chapter Two

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Taxi

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Genres: autobiography, biography
Character(s): Joe Sacco
Synopsis: Sacco details what his taxi rides are like to various Palestinian locations.
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From Content Item: FlagPalestine #2 published May 1993
was Taxi [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Disclose Notes: Dated October 1992
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Public & Private Wounds (Nablus)

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Genres: autobiography, biography
Character(s): The Milkman; Kid Who Was Shot Five Times; Girl Who Was Shot in the Schoolyard
Synopsis: In Nablus, Sacco attracts a small crowd. He is taken to a hospital to see several Palestinian gunfire casualties.
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was Public & Private Wounds (Nablus) [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Carry On, Doctor

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: autobiography, biography
Character(s): Girl Who Was Shot in the Schoolyard; Nurse; Medical Technician
Synopsis: A medical technician details some of the tactics Israeli soldiers use when inside the hospital.
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was Carry On, Doctor [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Hebron

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Genres: autobiography, biography
Character(s): Joe Sacco; Tour Guide
Synopsis: Sacco visits the Cave of Machpelah, accompanied by a Palestinian tour guide. The guide is taunted by a small group of settlers.
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was Hebron [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Remind Me

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Genres: autobiography, biography
Character(s): Joe Sacco; Saburo; Green Card; Orange Card; Jabril; Mahmoud; Firas; Ahmed; Abu Akram
Synopsis: A text piece accompanied by several illustrations. In the Balata refugee camp, Sacco gives a little background history on how the camp came into existence. Sacco stays overnight in the house of one family and with some difficulty visits a school.
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Disclose Notes: Dated December 1992
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Chapter Three

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A Thousand Words

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Genres: autobiography, biography
Character(s): Saburo; Joe Sacco; Saleh; Newsroom Editor
Synopsis: Sacco and Saburo come across a Palestinian demonstration on Nablus Road.
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From Content Item: FlagPalestine #3 published August 1993
was A Thousand Words [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Disclose Notes: Dated January-February 1993
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The Bucket

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: autobiography, biography
Character(s): Joe Sacco; Sami; Saburo; Woman Whose Olive Trees were Cut; Old Lady with Demolished Home; Man Whose Brother was Shot
Synopsis: Sami takes Sacco to a village east of the Green Line. He hears several stories from the villagers about injustices committed by settlers and soldiers alike.
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Disclose Notes: Dated February-March 1993
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Brother for a Day

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Genres: autobiography, biography
Character(s): Joe Sacco; Khaled; Shopkeeper; Middle-Aged Mother
Synopsis: Joe meets Khaled, who has soldiers looking for him. Both go to Kalandia and meet the family of Khaled's friend. Sacco attempts to convince them that many Israelis don't agree with the occupation.
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Where is Saburo?

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Genres: autobiography, biography
Character(s): Joe Sacco; Saburo
Synopsis: Saburo finally comes back from an outing at Camp One.
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was Where is Saburo? [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Chapter Four

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Ansar III

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Genres: drama
Character(s): Yusef; Mohammed; Iyyad
Synopsis: Sacco relates the representative stories of three alumni of the Ansar III prison.
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From Content Item: FlagPalestine #4 published October 1993
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Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: Dated April-June 1993
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Moderate Pressure Part 1

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Genres: drama
Character(s): Joe Sacco; Jabril; Abu Akram
Synopsis: Sacco talks to a few people who experienced torture under custody of the Shin Bet.
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From Content Item: FlagPalestine #4 published October 1993
was Moderate Pressure Part 1 [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Disclose Notes: Dated May-June 1993
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A Palestinian Joke

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: What happens when a CIA agent, a KGB agent and a Shin Bet agent walk along a forest and see a rabbit?
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From Content Item: FlagPalestine #4 published October 1993
was A Palestinian Joke [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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The Tough and the Dead

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Genres: autobiography, biography
Character(s): Palestinian Woman; Saleh; Joe Sacco
Synopsis: A Palestinian woman talks about the torture she experienced while being held by the Shin Bet. In addition, Sacco attends the funeral procession of Mustafa Akkawi, who died after two weeks of Israeli interrogation.
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was The Tough and the Dead [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Disclose Notes: Dated June 1993
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Moderate Pressure Part 2

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Character(s): Ghassan; Joe Sacco; Israeli Policeman; Israeli Prosecutor; Israeli Defense Attorney; Israeli Judge
Synopsis: Sacco interviews a man who experienced days of being bound with sleep deprivation.
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From Content Item: FlagPalestine #4 published October 1993
was Moderate Pressure Part 2 [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Disclose Notes: Dated June-July 1993
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Chapter Five

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Ramallah

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Genres: autobiography, biography
Character(s): Joe Sacco; Falafel Vendor
Synopsis: In Ramallah, Sacco witnesses a demonstration that turns violent.
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was Ramallah [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 9
Disclose Notes: Dated August-September 1993
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Chicago

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Genres: autobiography, biography
Character(s): Joe Sacco; Palestinian Woman
Synopsis: A Palestinian woman who lived eleven years in the U.S. talks to Sacco.
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was Chicago [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Getting the Story

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Genres: autobiography, biography
Character(s): Joe Sacco; Bassem; Shafeek
Synopsis: Sacco tries to find out more details about an Israeli settler attack in Hebron.
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was Getting the Story [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Women

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Genres: autobiography, biography
Character(s): Joe Sacco; Teenaged Girl; Muna; Rita
Synopsis: A few feminists talk to Sacco about the treatment of women vis-a-vis the Arabic culture of Palestine.
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was Women [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Disclose Notes: Dated October 1993
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Hijab

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Genres: autobiography, biography
Character(s): Joe Sacco; Woman in Taxi; Muna; Nineteen-Year-Woman; Twenty-Year-Old Woman
Synopsis: Sacco talks about how the hijab ties in with the intifada, Islam and women.
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was Hijab [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Disclose Notes: Dated November 1993
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Still One of the Boys

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Genres: autobiography, biography
Character(s): Blind Man; Joe Sacco
Synopsis: In the Jabalia camp, a blind man tells a joke.
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From Content Item: FlagPalestine #5 published February 1994
was Still One of the Boys [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Disclose Notes: Dated November 1993
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Synopsis: Promo for Palestine #6-9 and Palestine: In the Gaza Strip
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Disclose Notes: Back cover with promo quotes from The Utne Reader, Alan Moore, Factsheet Five and Harvey Pekar.

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