Palestinian Identity: The Construction of Modern National Consciousness

From: The International Migration Review | Date: January 1, 1998| Author: | Copyright information

Palestinian Identity: The Construction of Modern National Consciousness. By Rashid Khalidi. New York: Columbia University Press, 1997. Pp. 309.

"Who are the Palestinians?" is the fundamental question that Rashid Khalidi addresses in this informative historical account. Why focus on this issue? The answer is simple. Khalidi feels, and correctly I believe, that the issue of identity is the most important problem of Palestinian history that needs to be explained to both a general and an academic audience.

The beginning of the book sets the tone and nature of the book, i.e., intriguing, ...

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