Description
Book SynopsisThis crucial history of Palestinian Christians from the late Ottoman period through the British mandate reveals the British role in diminishing Arab Christian influence.
Trade Review"Robson's well-structured study is valuable because it sheds light on the nature of national-sectarian dichotomies, particularly in the Middle East. It is also topical as a study on stratergies of inclusion in greater national and social projects, especially with the Arab Spring still unfolding and the Christians in the Middle East facing new dilemas and challenges to their survival in the region" - The Historian
Table of Contents
- Note on Transliteration
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chapter 1. Palestinian Christian Elites from the Late Ottoman Era to the British Mandate
- Chapter 2. Reinventing the Millet System: British Imperial Policy and the Making of Communal Politics
- Chapter 3. The Arab Orthodox Movement
- Chapter 4. Appropriating Sectarianism: The Brief Emergence of Pan-Christian Communalism, 1929–1936
- Chapter 5. Palestinian Arab Episcopalians under Mandate
- Epilogue. The Consequences of Sectarianism
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
