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By drawing on a wealth of experience and scholarship, khalidi provides a lucid context for the realities on the ground today, a context that has been, until now, notably lacking in our. His two most recent books, resurrecting empire and the iron cage were published by beacon press. By drawing on a wealth of experience and scholarship, khalidi. Oct 07, 2006 rashid khalidis latest book, the iron cage, is at heart a historical essay, an effort to decide why the palestinians have failed to achieve an independent state. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
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