Politics in Palestine : Arab factionalism and social disintegration, 1939-1948

Author(s)

• Khalaf, Issa

Bibliographic Information

Politics in Palestine : Arab factionalism and social disintegration, 1939-1948

Issa Khalaf

（SUNY series in the social and economic history of the Middle East）

State University of New York Press, c1991

• : pbk

Note

Based on the author's thesis (doctoral)--Oxford

Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-304) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This book presents a coherent picture of the origins of the Palestinian problem. The author offers an analysis of factionalism in Arab society, with a detailed examination of the social and political history of the Palestinian Arabs between 1939 and 1948. Khalaf weaves together the socio-economic, sociological, political, and politico-military dimensions that have led to social disintegration. He focuses on the role of the urban elite in perpetuating factionalism and using nationalism as a weapon to deflect opposition during a period of rapid social change. For those who are concerned with peace in Israel, the book provides a meaningful historical appreciation of a highly-charged, emotionally-laden conflict.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations Preface Map Acknowledgments A Note on Transliteration Acronyms Introduction Part One. Introduction: The Changing Social Basis and Context of Palestinian Arab Factionalist Politics: The Dialectical Effects of Internal and External Socio-Economic Factors 1. State, Society and Politics in Late Ottoman and Early Mandatory Palestine 2. Socio-Economic Change During the Latter Part of the Mandate: Peasants, Workers, and Factionalism 3. Notables, Merchants, and Capitalists in the Arab Pollitical Economy Part Two. Urban Notable Political Leadership: Factionalism and Its Effect on National Integration 4. The Backdrop: British Policy and Palestinian Politics in Regard to the White Paper, 1939-41 5. Notable Politics I: Futile Exercises in Leadership 6. Notable Politics II: External Threat, Internal Domination 7. The Mufti, Palestinian Politics, and Efforts at Socio-Political Unity of Arab Society Part Three. The Reaper of Disunity: External Interference and Internal Collapse, 1947-48 8. Arab Politics and the Palestinians: Nationalism, Dynastic Intrigue, and Political Ambitions 9. British Withdrawal, War, and Disintegration Conclusion Notes Chronology Bibliography Index

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Details

• NCID: BA13524507
• ISBN:
  • 0791407071
  • 079140708X
• LCCN: 90010167
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Albany
• Pages/Volumes: xix, 318 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : DS126.4
  • DC20 : 956.9404/2
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Palestine -- Politics and government -- 1929-1948
  • LCSH : Palestinian Arabs -- Politics and government
  • LCSH : Palestinian Arabs -- Social conditions
  • LCSH : Jewish-Arab relations -- 1917-1949
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA1352453X