Reviews tagging 'War'

The Hundred Years' War on Palestine by Rashid Khalidi

60 reviews

rorikae's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense slow-paced

5.0

The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine: A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917-2017 by Rashid Khalidi is an essential book for anyone interested in learning more about Palestine. Khalidi breaks down a hundred years worth of history into digestible chapters that explore different historical moments (many of violence) in Palestine. From Britain’s colonial project to the creation of the State of Israel to the Nakba and Trump declaring Jerusalem the capital of Israel, Khalidi explores each important moment with care and personal reflection. As someone who has deep ties to Palestine and saw some of these moments firsthand, Khalidi’s commentary is important and necessary. I think everyone should read this book to be more informed about what is happening in Gaza. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Colonisation, Violence, War, Grief, Gun violence, and Genocide

jiao_li's review against another edition

dark informative slow-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Genocide and War

krispyyk's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

3.5

Great introduction to the history of Palestinian resistance with an emphasis on global engagement, policy, and media coverage. Mostly read like a history book, but the addition of direct experiences recounted by the author helped demonstrate the actual effects of policy and politics. I particularly appreciated the dialogue on the influence that US citizens have, it gives me hope that better days are coming for Palestinians with this new wave of American media attention

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Islamophobia, War, Violence, Hate crime, Police brutality, Genocide, Death, Colonisation, and Murder

Moderate: Child death and Religious bigotry

almostqualified's review against another edition

challenging informative slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation

Moderate: War, Violence, and Genocide

arden_time's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War and Colonisation

katharina90's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

An essential overview of a century's worth of Palestinian history. This book is educational and detailed, but not overly academic or dense. 

At times, the author includes his own first hand accounts and those from family members. This adds an illuminating personal touch.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Religious bigotry, Racism, Colonisation, Death, Genocide, and War

Minor: Confinement and Torture

lettuce_read's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Colonisation, War, and Genocide

booksbeyondthebinary's review against another edition

medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, War, and Colonisation

Moderate: Violence, Death, and Genocide

Minor: Confinement, Torture, and Child death

mmccombs's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

This was a very helpful and thoughtful overview of 100 years of intense history. I really appreciated the 1st person accounts and the author’s own experiences in this book, that aspect not only made the book more engaging but also made the impacts of occupation more immediate. The history minor in me loved that approach! This is a lot of history to go over in not a lot of time, so I do think in some parts it moved on too quickly, but I come away from this understanding the general arc of Palestine and how we’ve arrived at this particular moment in history. This history makes me hopeful that Palestine will be free and that colonization across the world will end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Colonisation, War, and Racism

lizziaha's review against another edition

4.25

Essential reading!!! This was really my first foray into learning about the history of Palestine, and I think the onslaught of information made it hard for me to stay engaged at times. I might revisit once I’m more familiar with the subject matter. From the river to the sea 🇵🇸 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Child death, Colonisation, Death, Deportation, Islamophobia, Murder, Religious bigotry, War, and Violence

Moderate: Racism, Suicide, and Grief