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Book SynopsisTrade Review"The dispossession of Palestinians is...discussed as a result of capitalist and technological development which in turn shaped societal dynamics and contributed to the first manifestations of inequality between Jewish settlers and the indigenous Palestinians." * Middle East Monitor *
"Fredrik Meiton’s meticulous history of electrification in the British Mandate of Palestine, and its vast implications for Israel and the Palestinians, provides an important intervention in the history of the region by illuminating the role of technology in shaping the political reality." * The Middle East Journal *
"Meiton has written an elegant and original history of mandatory Palestine." * Journal of Interdisciplinary History *
"Meiton makes a major contribution to exposing the inherent political nature of infrastructure and approaching perennial ethnic opposition via an STS framework."
* Technology and Culture *
Table of ContentsLists of Tables and Illustrations Abbreviations and Notes on Sources
Acknowledgments
Introduction: The Unalterable Order of Electrical Palestine
1 Expert Revolutionary
2 Contentious Concession
3 The Politics of Th in Circuitries
4 The Radiance of the Jewish National Home
5 Industrialization and Revolt
6 Electrical Jerusalem
7 Statehood and Statelessness
Conclusion: Electrical Palestine
Notes
Bibliography
Index
