The Iron Cage: The Story of the Palestinian Struggle for Statehood
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- Synopsis
- Khalidi (Arab studies, Columbia U.) explains why the Palestinians failed to achieve independence prior to 1948, the date of the establishment of Israel. Rather than "compare the incomparable"--the Palestinians and the Zionist movement--he provides thematically comparisons of the Palestinians to other Arab societies at analogous stages of development. His major themes include the failure of the Palestinians to successfully challenge the legal structure of the mandatory regime, which was consciously designed to prevent Palestinian self-government; the role of British-created religious structures in co-opting Palestinian elites; and the structural failures of the revolt of 1936-39.
- Copyright:
- 2007
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 288 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780807003091
- Publisher:
- Beacon Press
- Date of Addition:
- 04/28/11
- Copyrighted By:
- Rashid Khalidi
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction, Religion and Spirituality, Social Studies
- Submitted By:
- Deborah Murray
- Proofread By:
- Kari G
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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