Rashid Khalidi
Rashid Khalidi | |
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Khalidi in 2009 | |
| Born | Rashid Ismail Khalidi November 18, 1948 New York City, U.S. |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Lamya Khalidi Dima Khalidi Ismail Khalidi |
| Parent(s) | Ismail Khalidi (father) Selwa Khalidi (mother) |
| Awards | See § Honors and awards |
| Academic background | |
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| Thesis | British policy towards Syria & Palestine, 1906-1914 (1974) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | History |
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| Main interests | Nationalism and colonialism in Palestine and the Middle East |
| Notable works | Resurrecting Empire (2005) Palestinian Identity (2009) The Iron Cage (2007) Sowing Crisis (2010) Brokers of Deceit (2014) The Hundred Years' War on Palestine (2020) |
Rashid Ismail Khalidi (Arabic: رشيد خالدي; born November 18, 1948) is a Palestinian-American historian of the Middle East and the Edward Said Professor Emeritus of Modern Arab Studies at Columbia University. He served as editor of the Journal of Palestine Studies from 2002 until 2020, when he became co-editor with Sherene Seikaly.
He has authored a number of books, including The Hundred Years' War on Palestine and Palestinian Identity: The Construction of Modern National Consciousness; has served as president of the Middle East Studies Association; and has taught at the Lebanese University, the American University of Beirut, Georgetown University, and the University of Chicago. Khalidi retired from Columbia University on October 8, 2024.