This is a great overview of the major political and military events between Palestine and its occupier between 1917 and 2017. It is, by no means, comprehensive. Khalidi breaks the book down into six "declarations" of war by Israel against the Palestinian people, and offers insight that way. As a result, the book is--by no means--comprehensive, but it's a good introduction.

It's slow going for the first two chapters, but chapters 3-5 are excellent: we see the narrative partially through Khalidi's eyes, and that's the part of the text where we can also see some of Palestine's cultural history, as well. But, there's little here about everyday life, social aspects, etc. in Palestine: it's entirely Palestine/Israel relations.