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1 online resource (242 pages) |
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Routledge Library Editions: Israel and Palestine |
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Routledge Library Editions: Israel and Palestine
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Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Original Title; Original Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; CHAPTER ONE Palestinian Nationalism -- the West Bank Dimension -- an Overview; A. The Historical Setting; B. Consolidation and Disintegration of the Palestinian National Movement under the British Mandate; C. From Pan-Arabization to Palestinian National Revival; D. The ""Jordanization"" of the West Bank; E. Israeli Policies and the Emergence of a New Palestinian National Community |
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CHAPTER TWO The Evolution of Arab Municipal Government and Mayors' Politics under Ottoman, British, and Jordanian RegimesA. The Ottoman Period; B. Under the British Mandate; C. The Jordanian Political Setting; D. The Jordanian Legislative Framework and Organizational Apparatus; E Government Control of the Municipal System; F. Changes in Jordan's Policy towards Local Rule in the West Bank?; CHAPTER THREE The Social Fabric, Political Participation, and Municipal Activities under Jordanian Rule; A. The Social Bases of West Bank Politics and Town Leadership |
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B. Popular Participation in Local GovernmentC. Some Political Aspects of Municipal Government; D. Functions of the Municipal Authorities; E. Concluding Note; CHAPTER FOUR Israeli Policies, West Bank Mayors, and Municipal Government; A. Basic Principles of Israeli Policy; B. The Legal and Organizational Framework; C. Involvement of the Israeli Military Government; D. The Military Government and Mayor-Council Relations; E. Problems in the Administration of the Municipal System; F. Changes in Financial Resources and Relations; G. Instrumental Tasks and Performance Level |
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CHAPTER FIVE Political Activities of Arab Mayors under Israeli Rule, 1967-1973A. Israeli Measures to Curtail Political Activities and Area-Wide Leadership; B. Israel and the Arab Mayors: Creating New Municipal-Political Leaders; C. Mayors' Political Orientations and Activities: The National Dimension; D. Israeli Policies Regarding a West Bank Settlement and the Local Mayors; E. The 1972 West Bank Elections; CHAPTER SIX The PLO versus the West Bank Population and Mayors, 1967-1976; A. Constraints and Failures (1967-1973); B. 1972: The Turning Point |
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C. The Political Ascendancy of the PLO in the West BankD. The Attitudes of the West Bank Mayors toward the PLO; E. Jordanian and Israeli post-Rabat Policies toward the West Bank Mayors; F. The 1976 Disturbances and the Town Mayors; G. The Radicalization of the West Bank Political Community: Socio-Economic Factors; CHAPTER SEVEN The 1976 Elections and the Ascendancy of the Nationalist Mayors in the West Bank; A. Israeli Policy regarding the Elections; B. The Elections Campaign and its Results; C. The New Mayors: Performance and Cooperation in Political and Municipal Matters |
| Summary |
The West Bank has for generations been the core area of the Palestinian-Arab community and of its national movement. Since 1967, it has become the main area of confrontation in the prolonged conflict between Palestinian-Arab and Jewish-Zionist nationalism. The Palestinian armed organization, the PLO - which has undertaken to lead the nationalist struggle of their people - was for long periods unable to operate on the West Bank because of strict security measures taken by the Jordanian and Israeli governments respectively. Consequently, the Palestinian mayors in the West Bank, who under Jordani |
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D. The West Bank Mayors vis-à-vis Jordan, the PLO, and Israel |
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Print version record |
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781317450320 |
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1317450329 |
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