The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine
A History of Settler Colonial Conquest and Resistance, 1917-2017 by Rashid Khalidi

A landmark history of one hundred years of war waged against the Palestinians from the foremost US historian of the Middle East, told through pivotal events and family history.

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  • wrack@sueden.social
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    9 months ago

    @Kirilov@kolektiva.social

    Uh, no. You’ve excluded the most important part:

    >(…) of someone who is taken to be an authority but is not really an authority.

    • Standford page that you’ve linked.

    The definition you took from Wikipedia actually does not reflect its source.

    <If (…) we try to [impress the reader] with a famous name or by appealing to a supposed authority who really isn’t much of an expert, (…)

    • Uni of NC

    @Alexandrad1@mas.to @gimulnautti@mastodon.green @KarunaX@mastodon.world @ymishory@tooot.im @appassionato@mastodon.social @bookstodon@a.gup.pe @palestine@a.gup.pe

    • Kirilov@kolektiva.social
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      9 months ago

      @wrack@sueden.social @Kirilov@kolektiva.social @Alexandrad1@mas.to @gimulnautti@mastodon.green @ymishory@tooot.im @appassionato@mastodon.social @bookstodon@a.gup.pe @palestine@a.gup.pe Did you read the next sentence? “Similarly, when there is controversy, and authorities are divided, it is an error to base one’s view on the authority of just some of them”