Palestine In Transition

Author : Gideon Avni
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191507342
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Byzantine-Islamic Transition in Palestine written by Gideon Avni and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2014-01-30 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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
Publisher : Continuum
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Palestine in Transition written by David Noel Freedman and published by Continuum. This book was released on 1983 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Ann Mosely Lesch
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780253333261
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Transition to Palestinian Self-government written by Ann Mosely Lesch and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 1992 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 26 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Palestine in Transition from War to Peace written by Albert Edward Prince and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Ishac Diwan
Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 : 9780821344187
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Development Under Adversity written by Ishac Diwan and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 1999-01-01 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "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 : Leila H. Farsakh
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520385632
Total Pages : 329 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rethinking Statehood in Palestine written by Leila H. Farsakh and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2021-10-26 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A free open access ebook is available upon publication. Learn more at www.luminosoa.org. The quest for an inclusive and independent state has been at the center of the Palestinian national struggle for a very long time. This book critically explores the meaning of Palestinian statehood and the challenges that face alternative models to it. Giving prominence to a young set of diverse Palestinian scholars, this groundbreaking book shows how notions of citizenship, sovereignty, and nationhood are being rethought within the broader context of decolonization. Bringing forth critical and multifaceted engagements with what modern Palestinian self-determination entails, Rethinking Statehood sets the terms of debate for the future of Palestine beyond partition.

Author : Barry Rubin
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780674042957
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Transformation of Palestinian Politics written by Barry Rubin and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2009-06-01 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : Keith W. Whitelam
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351260383
Total Pages : 361 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Revealing the History of Ancient Palestine written by Keith W. Whitelam and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-07-06 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : Vittorio Dan Segre
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 227 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Israel written by Vittorio Dan Segre and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Nigel Parsons
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135945233
Total Pages : 440 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Politics of the Palestinian Authority written by Nigel Parsons and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-06-07 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.