Palestinian American intellectual Edward Said presents an account of the life he lived as a child in the Arab world, and in the U.S. where he attended school, college, and university.

"The lands the United States claims sovereignty over by right of the Doctrine of Discovery are home to more than five hundred Indian nations, each with its own distinct culture, religion, language, and history. Yet these Indians, and federal Indian law, rarely factor into the decisions of the country's governing class - as recent battles over national monuments on tribal sites have made painfully clear. A much-needed intervention, 'Many Nations under...