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The Naqab Bedouins : A Century of Politics and Resistance / Mansour Nasasra.

Summary:

A book like no other. Nasasra tells the riveting story of the Palestinian Bedouins of the Naqab and Bi?r al-Saba? from the late Ottoman era until today, opening up a new vista for understanding the place of indigeneity in the Middle East and highlighting resistance and power relations that shadow the lives of the Naqab Bedouins. Particularly strong is his discussion on indigeneity scholarship in reference to international law. Nasasra has not just written a book on Bedouins―he has given a voice to the most marginalized among the Palestinians in Israel. -- Larbi Sadiki, Qatar University

Record details

ISBN: 9780231175302 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN: 9780231543873 (e-book)
Physical Description: xiii, 288 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Publisher: New York : Columbia University Press, [2017]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-271) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Understanding the state project: power, resistance, and indigeneity -- Ruling the desert: Ottoman policies toward the frontiers -- British colonial policies for Southern Palestine and Transjordan bedouin, 1917-1948 -- Envisioning the "Jewish" state project -- The emergence of military rule, 1949-1950 -- Reshaping the tribe's historical order, 1950-1952: border issues, land rights, idps and UN intervention -- Traditional leadership, border economy, resistance, and survival, 1952-1956 -- The second phase of military rule, 1956-1963 -- The end of military rule and resistance to urbanization plans, 1962-1967 -- Postmilitary rule, the Oslo era, and the contemporary Prawer debate -- The ongoing denial of bedouin rights and their nonviolent resistance.