Iron Cage The Story of the Palestinian Struggle for Statehood

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.

About the author

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.

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Khalidi Rashid, Rashid Khalidi, Rashid Khalidi
• Publisher: Oneworld
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 07.05.2015
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political system; Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries
• EAN: 9781780748085
• ISBN: 978-1-78074-808-5
• Pages: 328
• Subjects: Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Constitutions, HISTORY / Middle East / Israel & Palestine, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Middle Eastern, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Middle Eastern history, Palestine, Constitution: government & the state, Constitution: government and the state