Government and Society in Rural Palestine, 1920-1948 / / Ylana Miller.

In 1947, Arabs made up two-thirds of the population of Palestine, and they owned most of its cultivable land. Why then, did they "lose" their homes and land to a relatively small Jewish community just emerging from the shocks of World War II? Did the Palestinians "lose" their hom...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Texas Press Complete eBook-Package Pre-2000
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Place / Publishing House:Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2021]
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Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
Series:CMES Modern Middle East Series
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Physical Description:1 online resource (232 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • PART ONE Community and the State
  • 1. The Palestine Mandate, 1918-1948: A Political Overview
  • 2. Nationalism and Village Society
  • PART TWO Government and Society, 1920-1936
  • 3. The Formation of a Government
  • 4. The Formation of a Public Service Links to the Villages
  • 5. Village Administration
  • 6. Rural Education
  • PART THREE Government and Society, 1936-1948
  • 7. The Arab Revolt
  • 8. Government and Society: Interdependence during the War Years
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index