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Author Khalidi, Rashid.

Title The iron cage : the story of the Palestinian struggle for statehood / Rashid Khalidi
Edition 1st ed
Published Boston : Beacon Press, 2007, ©2006

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Description 1 online resource (xlviii, 288 pages) : maps
Contents 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 afterward -- 5. Fateh, the PLO, and the PA: the Palestinian para-state -- 6. Stateless in Palestine -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index
Summary The story of the Palestinian search to establish a state begins in the era of British control over Palestine and stretches between the two world wars, when colonial control of the region became increasingly unpopular and power began to shift toward the United States. In this crucial period, and in the years immediately following World War II, Palestinian leaders were unable to achieve the long-cherished goal of establishing an independent state--a critical failure that throws a bright light on the efforts of the Palestinians to create a state in the many decades since 1948. By frankly discussing the reasons behind this failure, Khalidi offers a much-needed perspective for anyone concerned about peace in the Middle East.--From publisher description
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-263) and index
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Subject Fatḥ (Organization)
Munaẓẓamat al-Taḥrīr al-Filasṭīnīyah.
SUBJECT Fatḥ (Organization) fast (OCoLC)fst00539326
Munaẓẓamat al-Taḥrīr al-Filasṭīnīyah. fast (OCoLC)fst00548535
Fatah gnd
Munaẓẓamat at-Taḥrīr al-Filasṭīnīya gnd
Al Fatah. idszbz
PLO. idszbz
Subject Palestinian Arabs -- Politics and government -- 20th century
National liberation movements -- Palestine
Arab-Israeli conflict.
HISTORY.
Arab-Israeli conflict.
National liberation movements.
Palestinian Arabs -- Politics and government.
Unabhängigkeitsbewegung
Politischer Konflikt -- Naher Osten -- Geschichte 20. Jh.
Befreiungsbewegung -- Palästina -- Geschichte 20. Jh.
Staat -- Palästina -- Geschichte 20. Jh.
Unabhängigkeitsbewegung -- Palästinenser -- Geschichte.
SUBJECT Palestinian National Authority. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no95043722
Subject Middle East -- Palestine.
Middle East -- Palestinian National Authority.
Palästinenser -- Geschichte 20. Jh.
Palästina -- Politik -- Geschichte 20. Jh.
Palästinenser -- Unabhängigkeitsbewegung -- Geschichte.
Palästinenser.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780807003152
0807003158
0807003085
9780807003084
1299562566
9781299562561