Description: For the past 30 years, the rise of a modern national consciousness among the displaced people known collectively as Palestinians has continued apace. Taking artful advantage of our nearness to the historical record, Rashid Khalidi traces...
Synopsis For the past 30 years, the rise of a modern national consciousness among the displaced people known collectively as Palestinians has continued apace. Taking artful advantage of our nearness to the historical record, Rashid Khalidi traces both the origins of that consciousness and its political implications for the future.
Details
Publication Date:
1998-10-01
Size
Length:
304 pages
Height:
9.5 in
Width:
6.3 in
Thickness:
0.8 in
Weight:
15.2 oz
Industry Reviews "The author's primary purpose is to establish the origins of a Palestinian national consciousness, which he does superbly....His historiographic method is path-breaking, including coverage of nonelite elements of Palestinian society involved in the development of a nationalistic sentiment. Essential reading...highly recommended." Sontag
"...[T]his illuminating study will help readers gain a sophisticated understanding of how the Palestinians came to be who they are." Runciman