PALESTINE

Khalidi is the foremost scholar on Palestine GUARDIAN The best book to appear on the struggle for Palestine AVI SHLAIM author of Three WorldsThe al Khalidi family has walked the streets of Jerusalem for more than a thousand years Now celebrated scholar Rashid Khalidi draws on his family story and his own experiences to offer a powerful accessible introduction to the history of the Palestinian people and their land From the relative stability of the Ottoman Empire to the Balfour Declaration of 1917 and Israel s ongoing colonial war and offering insights into the future of Palestine Palestine A Short History is a compelling entry point into a century of conflict and resistance Through Khalidi s eyes you will encounter the beautiful ancient living land of Palestine and gain a better understanding of what is happening there today as well as the background to the world s most urgent and misunderstood conflict