Book by Rashid Khalidi analyzes the structural obstacles, including colonial constraints, Arab state interference, and internal Palestinian political failures that have blocked Palestinian statehood from the British Mandate through the Oslo Accords. Khalidi argues Palestinians have been locked in an 'iron cage' that foreclosed nationhood long before the current occupation. Addresses Palestinian state-building, the Nakba's aftermath, and the roots of the West Bank's political impasse. Particularly valuable for students and researchers studying the Oslo Accords and their failures, the structural barriers to Palestinian statehood, and the history of British Mandate-era constraints on Palestinian political development.
