{"product_id":"the-iron-cage-the-story-of-the-palestinian-struggle-for-statehood-paperback","title":"The Iron Cage: The Story of the Palestinian Struggle for Statehood - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRashid Khalidi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt a time when a lasting peace between the Palestinians and the Israelis seems virtually unattainable, understanding the roots of their conflict is an essential step in restoring hope to the region. In \u003ci\u003eThe Iron Cage\u003c\/i\u003e, Rashid Khalidi, one of the most respected historians and political observers of the Middle East, homes in on Palestinian politics and history. By drawing on a wealth of experience and scholarship, Khalidi provides a lucid context for the realities on the ground today, a context that has been, until now, notably lacking in our discourse. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe story of the Palestinian search to establish a state begins in the mandate period immediately following the breakup of the Ottoman Empire, the era of British control, when fledgling Arab states were established by the colonial powers with assurances of eventual independence. Mandatory Palestine was a place of real promise, with unusually high literacy rates and a relatively advanced economy. But the British had already begun to construct an iron cage to hem in the Palestinians, and the Palestinian leadership made a series of errors that would eventually prove crippling to their dream of independence. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Palestinians' struggle intensified in the stretch before and after World War II, when colonial control of the region became increasingly unpopular, population shifts began with heavy Jewish immigration from Eastern Europe, and power began to devolve to the United States. In this crucial period, Palestinian leaders continued to run up against the walls of the ever-constricting iron cage. They proved unable to achieve their long-cherished goal of establishing an independent state--a critical failure that set a course for the decades that followed, right through the eras of the Palestinian Liberation Organization, the Palestinian Authority, and Hamas. Rashid Khalidi's engrossing narrative of this torturous history offers much-needed perspective for anyone concerned about peace in the Middle East.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRashid Khalidi \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of seven books about the Middle East, including \u003ci\u003ePalestinian Identity\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Brokers of Deceit, Resurrecting Empire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Iron Cage\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSowing Crisis. \u003c\/i\u003eHis writing on Middle Eastern history and politics has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Los Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, and many journals. For his work on the Middle East, Professor Khalidi has received fellowships and grants from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Ford Foundation, the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, the American Research Center in Egypt, and the Rockefeller Foundation, among others. He is the Edward Said Professor of Modern Arab Studies at Columbia University in New York and is editor of the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Palestine Studies\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.97 x 8.4 x 5.84 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757663453472,"sku":"9780807003091","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/fa8db5568318c245486973b73b311f12_4d3a2852-3bdd-4b90-a706-fc1641657b81.webp?v=1780108211","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-iron-cage-the-story-of-the-palestinian-struggle-for-statehood-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}