{"product_id":"the-iron-cage-the-story-of-the-palestinian-struggle-for-statehood-hardcover","title":"The Iron Cage: The Story of the Palestinian Struggle for Statehood - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRashid Khalidi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBy the author of the New York Times Bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Hundred Years' War on Palestine\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom British colonization to Israeli occupation, an essential primer on the nearly century-long fight for Palestinian liberation \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA Beacon Classics edition, featuring a spot gloss cover and retro, classic palette \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e After over 75 years of death and dehumanization, the fight for Palestinian statehood has only grown more fervent, the stakes more dire than ever before. Israel's increasingly violent occupation has culminated in a one-sided war, with Palestinians unable to defend themselves against Israel's military assault. What led to the longest--and one of the deadliest--ongoing military occupations in the world? In \u003ci\u003eThe Iron Cage\u003c\/i\u003e, Rashid Khalidi, one of the foremost scholars of Middle Eastern history, traces the origins of today's war through sociopolitical and cultural analysis. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on a wealth of experience and scholarship, Khalidi offers crucial historical context of Palestinian attempts to achieve statehood. He tracks how settler colonialists--first the British, then the Israelis--ensnared Palestinians behind the bars of an \"iron cage.\" This cage bred the conditions for ineffective Palestinian leadership that would ultimately strengthen the bars that confined them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReflective and well-researched, \u003ci\u003eThe Iron Cage\u003c\/i\u003e is an incisive negotiation with the past. Khalidi examines the internal and external failures of the late 19th and early 20th centuries to ground our understanding of the harrowing realities in the region today. Reading this vital chronicle is the first step in disrupting complicity and thinking about the future of the Middle East. \u003cb\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRashid Khalidi \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of seven books about the Middle East, including \u003ci\u003ePalestinian Identity\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Brokers of Deceit, Resurrecting Empire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Iron Cage\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSowing Crisis. \u003c\/i\u003eHis writing on Middle Eastern history and politics has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Los Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, and many journals. For his work on the Middle East, Professor Khalidi has received fellowships and grants from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Ford Foundation, the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, the American Research Center in Egypt, and the Rockefeller Foundation, among others. He is the Edward Said Professor of Modern Arab Studies at Columbia University in New York and is editor of the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Palestine Studies\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.25 x 9.27 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 05, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52072373846317,"sku":"9780807024157","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/the-iron-cage-the-story-of-the-palestinian-struggle-for-statehood-hardcover-5418096.webp?v=1780165086","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-iron-cage-the-story-of-the-palestinian-struggle-for-statehood-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}