The Rise and Fall of a Palestinian Dynasty: The Husaynis, 1700-1948 - Hardcover
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From their rise to power in the early eighteenth century until their demise as a political force in the second part of the twentieth century, The Rise and Fall of a Palestinian Dynasty chronicles the trials and tribulations of the family as it lived through major events such as the invasion of Palestine by Napoleon, the decline of the Ottoman Empire, the Great War, western colonialism and Zionism. This is the story of Palestine as seen from the vantage point of a Jerusalemite family of notables.
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Ilan Pappe holds the Chair in History at the University of Exeter and is Co-Director of the Exeter Centre for Ethno-Political Studies. He is the author of a number of influential books on the Middle East, including A History of Modern Palestine, The Modern Middle East and The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine.
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'Ilan Pappe is Israel's bravest, most principled, most incisive historian.' John Pilger 'Pappe has successfully brought together a historically informed and engaging narrative about the tribulations of the role of this crucial family in Jerusalem and Palestinian politics - An excellent work' Salim Tamari
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