The Erasure of Palestine: Colonialism and a Century of Struggle

 At its height, the Ottoman Empire was one of the most ethnically and culturally diverse states in history, subsuming hundreds of discrete language and cultural groups. To control such vast swaths of diverse territory and so many ethnic, cultural, and linguistic communities for roughly 600 years required incredible flexibility and adaptability to local conditions.[1] But Ottoman power waned dramatically in the decades...read more.