Begun as the United States moved its armed forces into Iraq, Rashid Khalidi\'s powerful and thoughtful new book examines the record of Western involvement in the region and analyzes the likely outcome of our most recent Middle East incursions.
Mac Arthur Foundation, the Ford Foundation, the Woodrow. and Catherine T.
For his work on the Middle East, Professor Khalidi has received fellowships and grants from the John D.
His writing on Middle Eastern history and politics has appeared in the New York Times, Boston Globe, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, and many journals.
About the Author: Rashid Khalidi is the author of seven books about the Middle East, including Palestinian Identity, Brokers of Deceit, Resurrecting Empire, The Iron Cage, and Sowing Crisis.
From the Hardcover edition.
This cogent and highly accessible book provides the historical and cultural perspective so vital to understanding our present situation and to finding and pursuing a more effective and just foreign policy.
Peace and prosperity for the region are nowhere in sight.
The Footprints America follows have led us into the same quagmire that swallowed our European forerunners. efforts in recent years have only inflamed the situation.
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The Israeli/Palestinian conflict seems intractable, and U. led "democratization" in the region.
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American troops in Iraq have seen first hand the consequences of U.
Our current policies ignore rather than incorporate the lessons of experience.
Sadly, as Khalidi reveals with clarity and surety, America\'s leaders seem blindly committed to an ahistorical Path of conflict, occupation, and colonial rule.
We all know that those who refuse to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.
Drawing on his encyclopedic knowledge of the political and cultural history of the entire region as well as interviews and documents, Khalidi paints a chilling scenario of our present situation and yet offers a tangible alternative that can help us find the Path to peace rather than Empire.
Begun as the United States moved its armed forces into Iraq, Rashid Khalidi\'s powerful and thoughtful new book examines the record of Western involvement in the region and analyzes the likely outcome of our most recent Middle East incursions
