Clear, direct, and rigorously documented, this brief book traces a century of Palestinian history without euphemisms. It starts before 1948, when Palestine was a plural land under Ottoman and British rule, and follows the mandate years, the 1948 Nakba and mass expulsion, and the long aftermath of military rule, occupation, and settlement expansion. With an accessible voice, it explains the First and Second Intifadas, the promises and failures of the Oslo Accords, and why today Gaza and the West Bank live under a regime that many human-rights organizations describe as apartheid. Instead of framing events as a "clash of equals," the book centers dispossession, international law, and the everyday forms of Palestinian steadfastness (sumud). It is an introduction for readers who want a compact, credible overview-and a starting point for deeper study.