About the Book: Palestine: A Short History
Khalidi is the foremost scholar on Palestine GUARDIAN
The best book to appear on the struggle for Palestine AVI SHLAIM, author of
Three Worlds
The 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 Israels ongoing colonial war-and offering insights into the future of
Palestine-Palestine: A