Triple
T11063861
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Rashid Khalidi |
E261571
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entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
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FINISHED |
| Object |
Resurrecting Empire: Western Footprints and America’s Perilous Path in the Middle East
"Resurrecting Empire: Western Footprints and America’s Perilous Path in the Middle East" is a historical and political analysis by Rashid Khalidi that critiques Western, particularly U.S., intervention in the modern Middle East and its roots in earlier imperial policies.
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E903096
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NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Resurrecting Empire: Western Footprints and America’s Perilous Path in the Middle East | Statement: [Rashid Khalidi, notableWork, Resurrecting Empire: Western Footprints and America’s Perilous Path in the Middle East]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Resurrecting Empire: Western Footprints and America’s Perilous Path in the Middle East Context triple: [Rashid Khalidi, notableWork, Resurrecting Empire: Western Footprints and America’s Perilous Path in the Middle East]
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A.
Myths, Illusions, and Peace: Finding a New Direction for America in the Middle East
"Myths, Illusions, and Peace: Finding a New Direction for America in the Middle East" is a policy-focused book by veteran U.S. diplomat Dennis Ross that critiques prevailing misconceptions about the Arab-Israeli conflict and proposes a pragmatic framework for American engagement in the region.
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B.
Blowback: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire
Blowback: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire is a nonfiction book by Chalmers Johnson that critiques U.S. foreign policy and explores how American military and economic interventions abroad generate unintended and often violent repercussions.
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C.
America’s War for the Greater Middle East: A Military History
America’s War for the Greater Middle East: A Military History is a critical historical analysis that traces and critiques the United States’ military involvement in the Greater Middle East from the late 20th century onward.
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D.
The West and the Rest
The West and the Rest is a political and cultural critique by philosopher Roger Scruton examining the historical development, values, and global impact of Western civilization in contrast to non-Western societies.
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E.
The Great War for Civilisation: The Conquest of the Middle East
The Great War for Civilisation: The Conquest of the Middle East is a comprehensive non-fiction book by journalist Robert Fisk that chronicles decades of conflict, Western intervention, and political upheaval in the modern Middle East.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Resurrecting Empire: Western Footprints and America’s Perilous Path in the Middle East Triple: [Rashid Khalidi, notableWork, Resurrecting Empire: Western Footprints and America’s Perilous Path in the Middle East]
Generated description
"Resurrecting Empire: Western Footprints and America’s Perilous Path in the Middle East" is a historical and political analysis by Rashid Khalidi that critiques Western, particularly U.S., intervention in the modern Middle East and its roots in earlier imperial policies.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Resurrecting Empire: Western Footprints and America’s Perilous Path in the Middle East Target entity description: "Resurrecting Empire: Western Footprints and America’s Perilous Path in the Middle East" is a historical and political analysis by Rashid Khalidi that critiques Western, particularly U.S., intervention in the modern Middle East and its roots in earlier imperial policies.
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A.
Myths, Illusions, and Peace: Finding a New Direction for America in the Middle East
"Myths, Illusions, and Peace: Finding a New Direction for America in the Middle East" is a policy-focused book by veteran U.S. diplomat Dennis Ross that critiques prevailing misconceptions about the Arab-Israeli conflict and proposes a pragmatic framework for American engagement in the region.
-
B.
Blowback: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire
Blowback: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire is a nonfiction book by Chalmers Johnson that critiques U.S. foreign policy and explores how American military and economic interventions abroad generate unintended and often violent repercussions.
-
C.
America’s War for the Greater Middle East: A Military History
America’s War for the Greater Middle East: A Military History is a critical historical analysis that traces and critiques the United States’ military involvement in the Greater Middle East from the late 20th century onward.
-
D.
The West and the Rest
The West and the Rest is a political and cultural critique by philosopher Roger Scruton examining the historical development, values, and global impact of Western civilization in contrast to non-Western societies.
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E.
The Great War for Civilisation: The Conquest of the Middle East
The Great War for Civilisation: The Conquest of the Middle East is a comprehensive non-fiction book by journalist Robert Fisk that chronicles decades of conflict, Western intervention, and political upheaval in the modern Middle East.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69d6aa98650481908609c7c56bfa7902 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d798ed07f88190bf501d9f63386ada |
completed | April 9, 2026, 12:17 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69e3c8977f98819082dec025e92782da |
completed | April 18, 2026, 6:08 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69e3cadf271081908d2b794a4288892a |
completed | April 18, 2026, 6:18 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69e3cf1f508c81909b4ca8131b7fc9ee |
completed | April 18, 2026, 6:36 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:26 p.m.