Description
Book SynopsisTraces the emergence of a modern political elite in the West Bank and Gaza in the 1980s and the grassroots political and social revolution it launched during the Intifada.
Trade Review[This book] is clear, well-documented, and helps debunk culturally essentialist explanations of Arab authoritarianism. . . [A] fair and sensitive account and contains the best available assessment of the Intifada's political aftermath among Palestiians. An added bonus is that the book is written in an accessible style with enough historical background and contextual explanation to make it ideal as a text for courses in Middle East politics or the politics of revolutions.
* AMERICAN POLITICAL SCIENCE REV *
[O]ffers a sophisticated analysis of the political struggles that have taken a toll on the Palestinian nationalist movement. 7/22/09
* Foreign Affairs *
Table of ContentsPreface
Acknowledgments
1. The Traditional Notable Elite in Palestine
2. The Rise of a New Political Elite in the West Bank and Gaza
3. The Professional Middle Class
4. Abu Barbur: Elite Conflict and Social Change in Bayt Sahur
5. Popular Committees in the Intifada
6. Hamas and the Islamist Mobilization
7. The Logic of Palestinian State-Building after Oslo
Notes
Index
