Palestine In Transition

Author : Gideon Avni
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2014-01-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780191507342

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The Byzantine-Islamic Transition in Palestine by Gideon Avni Pdf

Using a comprehensive evaluation of recent archaeological findings, Avni addresses the transformation of local societies in Palestine and Jordan between the sixth and eleventh centuries AD. Arguing that these archaeological findings provide a reliable, though complex, picture, Avni illustrates how the Byzantine-Islamic transition was a much slower and gradual process than previously thought, and that it involved regional variability, different types of populations, and diverse settlement patterns. Based on the results of hundreds of excavations, including Avni's own surveys and excavations in the Negev, Beth Guvrin, Jerusalem, and Ramla, the volume reconstructs patterns of continuity and change in settlements during this turbulent period, evaluating the process of change in a dynamic multicultural society and showing that the coming of Islam had no direct effect on settlement patterns and material culture of the local population. The change in settlement, stemming from internal processes rather than from external political powers, culminated gradually during the Early Islamic period. However, the process of Islamization was slow, and by the eve of the Crusader period Christianity still had an overwhelming majority in Palestine and Jordan.

Author : David Noel Freedman,David Frank Graf
Publisher : Continuum
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Jews
ISBN : UCAL:B4509073

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Palestine in Transition by David Noel Freedman,David Frank Graf Pdf

Author : Ann Mosely Lesch
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Arab-Israeli conflict
ISBN : 0253333261

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Transition to Palestinian Self-government by Ann Mosely Lesch Pdf

Offers proposals for addressing the problems that can arise in implementing the transition to Palestinian self-rule. This book is intended as a contribution to the peace process. It features an analysis and a discussion of the policy issues involved in several phases of negotiated settlement to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.

Author : Albert Edward Prince
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1921
Category : Palestine
ISBN : OSU:32435006771091

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Palestine in Transition from War to Peace by Albert Edward Prince Pdf

Author : Ishac Diwan,Ra?w?n ?Al? Sha?b?n
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1999-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0821344188

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Development Under Adversity by Ishac Diwan,Ra?w?n ?Al? Sha?b?n Pdf

"War, border closures, violence, and unemployment have hampered the Palestinian economy for over a decade. Despite these obstacles and setbacks, the future outlook is optimistic." Based on the research of the Palestine Economic Policy Research Institute (MAS), the World Bank, and other organizations, 'Development Under Adversity' reviews the development of the Palestinian economy since the 1993 Declaration of Principles. The Palestinian economy has enormous potential. Its general development indicators, including life expectancy, literacy, and child mortality rates, are among the best in the Middle East and North Africa. The book identifies the conditions under which the Palestinian economy can grow. They include trade channels that reduce the economy's reliance on Israel; the creation of a more efficient civil service; more investment-oriented public expenditure; and more resourceful support from NGOs in the delivery of health, education, welfare, and infrastructure services. 'Development Under Adversity' provides historical background, an objective examination of recent economic and political developments, and a comprehensive analysis of the contribution that the donor community can make toward alleviating poverty. Throughout its analysis, the book focuses on the human consequences of economic uncertainty. It studies the social and household costs of border closures, and includes complete chapters about the education and health sectors. The result is a book that will be relevant to a wide range of institutional and private lenders, as well as to anyone with a general interest in the well-being and future of the Palestinian economy.

Author : Dan Vittorio Segre
Publisher : London ; New York : Oxford University Press
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015012060052

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Israel; a Society in Transition by Dan Vittorio Segre Pdf

Author : Michael Bröning
Publisher : Pluto Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2011-04-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0745330932

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The Politics of Change in Palestine by Michael Bröning Pdf

This book contradicts the dominant myth that incompetent, corrupt, and uncompromising Palestinian decision-makers are responsible for the lasting stalemate in the Middle-East Peace Process. It highlights recent political developments in Palestine that fundamentally redefine important parameters of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Contrary to public perception, new political trends in the Palestinian Territories bolster prospects for the realization of Palestinian national aspirations. Michael Bröning identifies key indicators which fundamentally question dominant Israeli narratives and pose an unprecedented strategic challenge to the Israeli leadership. These include the re-invention of Hamas, the reform of the Fatah movement, Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad’s state-building efforts and the surge of non-violent resistance against Israel. This persuasive book forces us to reconsider the perceived wisdom that the Palestinians are powerless to influence events as they struggle for peace.

Author : Keith W. Whitelam
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2018-07-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781351260381

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Revealing the History of Ancient Palestine by Keith W. Whitelam Pdf

This volume is part of the Changing Perspectives sub-series, which is constituted by anthologies of articles by world-renowned biblical scholars and historians that have made an impact on the field and changed its course during the last decades. This volume offers a collection of seminal essays by Keith Whitelam on the early history of ancient Palestine and the origins and emergence of Israel. Collected together in one volume for the first time, and featuring one unpublished article, this volume will be of interest to biblical and ancient Near Eastern scholars interested in the politics of historical representation but also on critical ways of constructing the history of ancient Palestine.

Author : Gabriel Ben-Dor
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Arab-Israeli conflict
ISBN : STANFORD:36105020824046

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Israel in Transition by Gabriel Ben-Dor Pdf

Author : Nurit Peled-Elhanan
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2013-10-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780857730695

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Palestine in Israeli School Books by Nurit Peled-Elhanan Pdf

Each year, Israel's young men and women are drafted into compulsory military service and are required to engage directly in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. This conflict is by its nature intensely complex and is played out under the full glare of international security. So, how does Israel's education system prepare its young people for this? How is Palestine, and the Palestinians against whom these young Israelis will potentially be required to use force, portrayed in the school system? Nurit Peled-Elhanan argues that the textbooks used in the school system are laced with a pro-Israel ideology, and that they play a part in priming Israeli children for military service. She analyzes the presentation of images, maps, layouts and use of language in History, Geography and Civic Studies textbooks, and reveals how the books might be seen to marginalize Palestinians, legitimize Israeli military action and reinforce Jewish-Israeli territorial identity. This book provides a fresh scholarly contribution to the Israeli-Palestinian debate, and will be relevant to the fields of Middle East Studies and Politics more widely.

Author : P.J. Parr
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2018-12-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351542975

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The Levant in Transition: No. 4 by P.J. Parr Pdf

The latter part of the 3rd millennium BC witnessed severe dislocations in the social, economic and political structures of the lands at the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea - the Levant. In the south, in what is now Israel, the Palestinian Territories and Jordan, hitherto thriving urban centres disappeared, to be replaced for several centuries

Author : Barry Rubin
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2009-06-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0674042956

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The Transformation of Palestinian Politics by Barry Rubin Pdf

This book is a comprehensive overview and analysis of the Palestinians' travail as they move from revolutionary movement to state. Barry Rubin outlines the difficulties in the transition now under way arising from Palestinian history, society, and diplomatic agreements. He writes about the search for a national identity, the choice of an economic system, and the structure of government. Rubin finds the political system interestingly distinctive--it appears to be a pluralist dictatorship. There are free elections, multiple parties, and some latitude in civil liberties. Yet there is a relatively unrestrained chief executive and arbitrariness in applying the law because of restraints on freedom. The new ruling elite is a complex mixture of veteran revolutionaries, heirs to large and wealthy families, professional soldiers, technocrats, and Islamic clerics. Beyond explaining how the executive and legislative branches work, Rubin factors in the role of public opinion in the peace process, the place of nongovernmental institutions, opposition movements, and the Palestinian Authority's foreign relations--including Palestinian views and interactions with the Arab world, Israel, and the United States. This book is drawn from documents in Arabic, Hebrew, and English, as well as interviews and direct observations. Rubin finds that, overall, the positive aspects of the Palestinian Authority outweigh the negative, and he foresees the establishment of a Palestinian state. His charting of the triumphs and difficulties of this state-in-the-making helps predict and explain future dramatic developments in the Middle East.

Author : Barry M. Rubin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015048740149

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The Transformation of Palestinian Politics by Barry M. Rubin Pdf

A comprehensive overview and analysis of the Palestinians' travail as they move from revolutionary movement to state. Rubin outlines the difficulties in the transition now under way arising from Palestinian history, society and diplomatic agreements.

Author : Nigel Parsons
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2005-06-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781135945237

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The Politics of the Palestinian Authority by Nigel Parsons Pdf

This book explores the development of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) from a liberation movement to a national authority, the Palestinian National Authority (PNA). Based on intensive fieldwork in the West Bank, Gaza and Cairo, Nigel Parsons analyzes Palestinian internal politics and their institutional-building by looking at the development of the PLO. Drawing on interviews with leading figures in the PLO and the Palestinian Authority, delegates to the negotiations with Israel, and the Palestinian political opposition, it is a timely account of the Israel/Palestine conflict from a Palestinian political perspective.

Author : Elizabeth Laird
Publisher : Haymarket Books
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2016-02-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781608465835

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A Little Piece of Ground by Elizabeth Laird Pdf

A Little Piece Of Ground will help young readers understand more about one of the worst conflicts afflicting our world today. Written by Elizabeth Laird, one of Great Britain’s best-known young adult authors, A Little Piece Of Ground explores the human cost of the occupation of Palestinian lands through the eyes of a young boy. Twelve-year-old Karim Aboudi and his family are trapped in their Ramallah home by a strict curfew. In response to a Palestinian suicide bombing, the Israeli military subjects the West Bank town to a virtual siege. Meanwhile, Karim, trapped at home with his teenage brother and fearful parents, longs to play football with his friends. When the curfew ends, he and his friend discover an unused patch of ground that’s the perfect site for a football pitch. Nearby, an old car hidden intact under bulldozed building makes a brilliant den. But in this city there’s constant danger, even for schoolboys. And when Israeli soldiers find Karim outside during the next curfew, it seems impossible that he will survive. This powerful book fills a substantial gap in existing young adult literature on the Middle East. With 23,000 copies already sold in the United Kingdom and Canada, this book is sure to find a wide audience among young adult readers in the United States.