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The Hundred Years' War on Palestine
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The Hundred Years' War on Palestine
A History of Settler Colonial Conquest and Resistance, 1917-2017 by Rashid Khalidi
A landmark history of one hundred years of war waged against the Palestinians from the foremost US historian of the Middle East, told through pivotal events and family history.
@appassionato @bookstodon @palestine
When the title and subtitle are so politically-skewed, I can't imagine this book would give an objective overview of this complex and bloody conflict.
@ymishory @appassionato @bookstodon @palestine The title is not skewed at all. The title and sub-titles are no more than a factual summary of the reality of Paslestine TBH.
@KarunaX @appassionato @bookstodon @palestine
The choice of phrases such as "War on Palestine" and "Settler Colonial Conquest" suggests to me a bias. All historians are biased, of course, but this seems somewhat excessive for academic objectivity.
Then again, I haven't read the book. Mr. Khalidi might present a well-constructed and fact-supported narrative that justifies the strong phrases on the cover, in which case I will gladly admit my mistake.
@[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] When a description of reality sounds biased to you, the easiest explanation, and the most correct one, is that it's your own bias the one that keeps you from engaging with reality.