Palestinian Identity: The Construction of Modern National Consciousness

Rashid Khalidi; With a New Introduction by the Author

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Paper, 352 pages,
ISBN: 978-0-231-15075-0
$22.95 / £15.95

December, 2009
Cloth, 352 pages,
ISBN: 978-0-231-15074-3
$74.50 / £51.50

"One of the pre-eminent historians of Palestinian nationalism." — The Chronicle of Higher Education

"A major contribution to historical Palestinian nationalism." — Foreign Affairs

"An impressive, thoughtful, layered, and well-documented study." — Kirkus

"Pathbreaking." — Library Journal

"Rashid Khalidi's massive study of the construction of Palestinian national identity is a pathbreaking work of major importance. It is the first book to work from the premise that such an identity does in fact exist and then proceeds to uncover its overlapping layers, historical phases, and tragic setbacks with a complete mastery of the relevant literature in Arabic, Hebrew, and Western sources. This is an essential book for anyone trying to understand the Byzantine complexities and background of the flawed Middle East peace process. . . . Extremely readable and gripping, Palestinian Identity is a remarkable achievement of the historian's art." — Edward Said, author of Orientalism

Related Subjects

• History
• Middle East Studies
• Politics and Political Theory

About the Author

Rashid Khalidi is Edward Said Professor of Arab Studies at Columbia University. He is also the author of Under Siege: P. L.O. Decisionmaking During the 1982 War, The Iron Cage: The Story of the Palestinian Struggle for Statehood, and Sowing Crisis: The Cold War and American Dominance in the Middle East, and coeditor of The Origins of Arab Nationalism.

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