{"product_id":"the-neck-and-the-sword","title":"The Neck and the Sword: Palestine's Unfinished Struggle","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA remarkable set of conversations between two towering activists for Palestinian liberation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Neck and the Sword\u003c\/i\u003e, Rashid Khalidi and Tariq Ali bring to bear the lessons learned from a lifetime of political engagement and study in order to comprehend a sea change in Middle East politics. Since 2023, the world has witnessed the decimation of Gaza, the slaughter of its residents, and the terrorization of Palestinians in the West Bank. As a consequence, support for the Palestinian struggle, which for decades has been shunned and maligned, has swelled to an unprecedented level across the US, Europe, and beyond. What future now awaits Palestine?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis frank and sober discussion provides an essential overview of Palestinian intellectual and political history. There is biting criticism of US foreign policy, as well as insightful geopolitical analysis. Refusing to shy away from controversy, Khalidi and Ali discuss issues as wide-ranging as Palestinian resistance strategy, the failures of neighboring Arab states to support Palestine, and Western complicity in the ongoing genocide. This is crucial reading for anyone committed to Palestinian liberation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Authors\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRashid Khalidi \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of the bestselling \u003ci\u003eHundred Years War on Palestine\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as \u003ci\u003ePalestinian Identity, Brokers of Deceit\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Iron Cage\u003c\/i\u003e. His writing has appeared in the New York Times, Boston Globe, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, and many other journals. He is the Edward Said Professor Emeritus of Modern Arab Studies at Columbia University in New York and editor of the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Palestine Studies\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTariq Ali\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer and historian. He is a longstanding member of the editorial committee of the New Left Review and the author of over 50 books on world history and politics, including \u003ci\u003eClash of Fundamentalisms: Crusades, Jihads and Modernity\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBush in Babylon: The Recolonization of Iraq\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Obama Syndrome: Surrender at Home, War Abroad\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Verso","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45000253309021,"sku":"9781836745761","price":19.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/0826\/1213\/files\/TheNeckandtheSword_verso2026.jpg?v=1792514154","url":"https:\/\/leftwingbooks.net\/products\/the-neck-and-the-sword","provider":"Leftwingbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}