Rashid Khalidi

The Iron Cage (eBook, ePUB)

The Story of the Palestinian Struggle for Statehood

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

A brilliant and sobering critique of the Palestinian failure to achieve statehood, by a major Palestinian historian and political commentator

At a time when a lasting peace between Palestinians and Israelis seems virtually unattainable, understanding the roots of the longest-running conflict in the Middle East is an essential step in restoring hope to the region. In "The Iron Cage", Rashid Khalidi, one of the most respected historians and political observers of the Middle East, examines the Palestinian's struggle for statehood, presenting a succinct and insightful history of the people and their leadership throughout the twentieth century. Ranging from the Palestinian struggle against colonial rule and the establishment of the State of Israel, through the eras of the PLO, the Palestinian Authority, and Hamas, this is an unflinching and sobering critique of the Palestinian failure to achieve statehood, as well as a balanced account of the odds ranged against them. Lucid yet challenging, Rashid Khalidi's engrossing narrative of this tortuous history is required reading for anyone concerned about peace in the Middle East.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Simon + Schuster LLC
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Januar 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780861548996
• Artikelnr.: 69585016

Autorenporträt

Rashid Khalidi, author of 'Resurrecting Empire' and 'Palestinian Identity', holds the Edward Said Chair in Arab Studies at Columbia University, where he heads the Middle East Institute. He has written more than eighty articles [and five books] on Middle Eastern history and politics, as well as op-ed pieces in the New York Times, the Boston Globe, the Los Angleles Times, the Chicago Tribune, and The Nation. He lives in New York.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Writing Middle Eastern History in a Time of Historical
Amnesia
1. Arab Society in Mandatory Palestine
2. The Palestinians and the British Mandate
3. A Failure of Leadership
4. The Revolt, 1948, and Afterwards
5. Fateh, the PLO, and the PA: The Palestinian Para-State
6. Stateless in Palestine