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Every book Aai Shakir recommended on podcasts
Aai Shakir appeared as a guest on The Ezra Klein Show to discuss the complex and troubled relationship between Israel, Palestinians, and the United Nations. Drawing on deep expertise in international law and history, Shakir recommended several foundational texts that explore imperialism, self-determination, and the colonial underpinnings of legal systems. The first recommendation was Antony Anghie's Imperialism, Sovereignty and the Making of International Law, which Shakir praised for retelling the history of international law and European jurisprudence by placing the colonial encounter at its center. Shakir also recommended Noura Erakat's Justice for Some, highlighting its detailed and readable account of how international law initially facilitated British colonial rule and was later utilized by both Israelis and Palestinians in their political organizing and resistance efforts. Finally, Shakir recommended Adom Getachew's Worldmaking after Empire: The Rise and Fall of Self-Determination. This book was noted for its return to the era of decolonization, offering valuable insight into how anti-colonial leaders understood the principle of self-determination and how those varying perspectives shaped modern global politics.
Books recommended by Aai Shakir
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Imperialism, Sovereignty and the Making of International Law
Imperialism, Sovereignty and the Making of International Law by Antony Anghie is a scholarly work that retells the history of international law and the intellectual history of canonical European jurists by centering the colonial encounter as the foundational structuring event.
Recommended“the first I would recommend is Anthony angi's imperialism sovereignty and the making of international law which retells the history of international law as well as the intellectual history of canonical European jurists by centering the colonial encounter as the structuring event that triggered the emergence of international law as we know it”
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Justice for Some
Justice for Some by Noura Erakat offers a comprehensive legal analysis of how international law has shaped and sustained the Israeli-Palestinian conflict over the decades.
Recommended“I would also recommend nura erat's Justice for some law and the question of Palestine which provides a detailed and highly readable account of how international law first facilitated British colonial rule and then how it's been used by Israelis and Palestinians to organize on the one hand and resist on the other”
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The Rise and Fall of Self-determination
The Rise and Fall of Self-determination, also known as Worldmaking after Empire, is a scholarly work by Adom Getachew that examines the era of decolonization and the shifting political ambitions of anti-colonial leaders.
Recommended“I would also recommend Adam gachu world making after Empire the rise and fall of self-determination which returns to the era of decolonization to offer an account of how the principle of self-determination was differently understood by anti-colonial leaders and how that understanding had it prevailed might have yielded alternatives to Logics of partition Logics like the logic that underlies”
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Worldmaking after Empire
Worldmaking after Empire by Adom Getachew is a historical study that investigates the decolonization period to analyze how anti-colonial leaders understood and attempted to reshape the concept of self-determination.
Recommended“I would also recommend Adam gachu world making after Empire the rise and fall of self-determination which returns to the era of decolonization to offer an account of how the principle of self-determination was differently understood by anti-colonial leaders and how that understanding had it prevailed might have yielded alternatives to Logics of partition Logics like the logic that underlies”
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Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
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| The Disastrous Relationship Between Israel, Palestinians and the U.N. | The Ezra Klein Show | 2024-05-17 | 5 |