Palestine, Imperialism and the Struggle for Freedom

by Philip Marfleet

For over 100 years Palestinians have resisted colonial occupation, displacement and dispossession. Yet much of their long history of resistance has remained hidden. Palestine, Imperialism and the Struggle for Freedom follows their struggles against Britain, the Zionist settler movement, and the state of Israel and its powerful allies.

358 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2025

Reviews

[Martin Empson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Marfleet shows the genocide against Palestinians arises out of global imperialist interests and the nature of the settler-colonial state. It means that the solution, in terms of peace in the region, cannot be one with two states side by side, but rather a single state where people of all faiths, Jews, Muslims, Christians and none, live together. This has been the case in the past and could be in the future. The importance of Palestinian resistance is thus in part their ability to inspire and shape to mobilise and encourage resistance elsewhere in the world. In particular that of the massive working classes of the region. These, Marfleet argues are the force that can fundamentally transform the region.

Palestine, Imperialism and the Struggle for Freedom is a book that stands out from among many other books about the history of the region, because it has an emancipatory vision of the struggle to liberate Palestine. It locates Israeli's oppression of Palestine in a historical process and argues that struggle from below is the force that stop it.

[Ian Pierce-Hayes · Rating 5 out of 5]

A comprehensive and detailed overview of the complexity of Palestine and the resistance against incredible odds. An incredible achievement in weaving a path through all of the historical events and personalities that is determined to put the case for a free Palestine.