Description: In a timely reminder of how the past informs the present, the authors offer an authoritative account of the history of the Palestinian people from their modern origins to the Oslo peace process and beyond.
Brief description: Baruch Kimmerling was George S. Wise Professor of Sociology at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Distinguished Visiting Professor at the University of Toronto.
Review Quotes: This remarkable book recounts how the Palestinians came to be constituted as a people. The authors offer perceptive observations on the status of Palestinian citizens of Israel, the successes and failures of the Oslo process, and the prospects for both Palestinians and Israelis of achieving a peaceful future together. A dispassionate and balanced analysis that provides essential background for understanding the complexities of the Middle East.--Rashid Khalidi, University of Chicago