{"product_id":"governing-gaza-9780822342403","title":"Governing Gaza","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn investigation into how government persists under even the most untenable conditions, based on an analysis of government in Gaza between 1917 and 1967.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“In revealing the regularity, singularity, contradiction, continuity, and rupture at the heart of governing Gaza, Feldman’s original and important book has much to teach scholars of the colonial and postcolonial world, as well as scholars concerned with the historicity and ethnography of government as such.” - Omnia E. Shakry, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Historical Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A fascinating and sophisticated examination. . . . The richness of this study is in the mundane, in its reflections on, and deep understanding of, people’s lives and work as government employees. . . . By making Gaza seem normal, Feldman enables us to see beyond the current headlines and fearful murmurings.” - Rochelle A. Davis, \u003ci\u003eJournal of Palestine Studies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This innovative and well-written book has brought to the fore immense detail, scholarly rigor of the first order, and a subtle but substantial political commitment that unearths the genealogy of adversity for residents of Gaza. . . . Feldman’s \u003ci\u003eGoverning Gaza\u003c\/i\u003e, is a superb and imaginative piece of scholarship. As thorough and fascinating an ethnohistory related to Palestine as any other this reviewer has seen.” - \u003cb\u003eThomas Abowd\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAnthropological Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eGoverning Gaza,\u003c\/i\u003e Ilana Feldman's meticulously researched, well-argued and fluidly written book, is that rare thing: an historical ethnography of the instruments and institutions of bureaucracy beyond the bounds of Europe. What makes the book particularly important is its long time span. . . .” - \u003cb\u003eLaleh Khalili\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTimes Higher Education Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Feldman’s conclusion is powerful not just for her exploration of Gaza during these two important periods in its history, but for her keen insights about current conditions in the region relative to bureaucracy. . . . [T]his book contributes to our understanding of Gaza from an under-explored level of analysis, and is also significant because it furthers our understanding of what it means to be a Palestinian from Gaza.” - JoAnn Digeorgio-Lutz,\u003ci\u003e Middle East Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“In her remarkable and thoroughly researched book, \u003ci\u003eGoverning Gaza\u003c\/i\u003e, Ilana Feldman unravels the relational aspects that underpin the governing of Gaza through defining periods in its history. . . . Feldman uses archival materials, interviews, and in-depth historical analysis in her meticulous examination of patterns of governance. . . . Her thorough approach makes this book compellingly useful to policymakers, social anthropologists and historians. . . . Feldman’s book deserves a wide reading; it is modest in tone and acutely rigorous in argument and presentation.” - Atef Alshaer, \u003ci\u003eH-Net Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eGoverning Gaza\u003c\/i\u003e is a brilliant exploration of the everyday work of rule. In examining how people produce authority under exceptional circumstances, Ilana Feldman offers an original interpretation of the general conditions of modern bureaucratic power.”—\u003cb\u003eTimothy Mitchell\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eRule of Experts: Egypt, Techno-Politics, Modernity\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Through a historical ethnography of everyday bureaucratic practices in British- and then Egyptian-ruled Gaza, this pathbreaking and lucidly written book offers challenging new perspectives on what government is and how it operates. Governing Gaza is a work of remarkable theoretical sophistication that makes a unique contribution to the anthropology of government and the state while remaining firmly grounded in the specificities of this crisis-ridden place and in the experience of its long-suffering people.”—\u003cb\u003eZachary Lockman\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eComrades and Enemies: Arab and Jewish Workers in Palestine, 1906–1948\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Feldman’s beautifully written book stands as such a valuable documentation of site-specific history, where years of siege and seizures have attempted to erase the traces of the Palestinian people’s claims to legitimacy and annihilate their iron-forged bonds to place.” -- Micaela Sahhar * The Australian Journal of Anthropology *\u003cbr\u003e“Ilana Feldman’s book is a nuanced and illuminating attempt to understand the persistent forms of bureaucratic rule that have taken shape in the Gaza Strip. . . . This is a well-written and sophisticated blend of ethnography and history that sheds invaluable light on the Gaza Strip. It will be of interest to those with a specific interest in the region, as well as those grappling with issues of bureaucracy and political rule more generally.” -- Tobias Kelly * American Ethnologist *\u003cbr\u003e“In this monograph—one impressive in its meticulous attention to historical detail, its artful melding of ethnography and history, and its skillful engagement with a wide range of scholarly literatures—Feldman contends that the case of Gaza does much to illuminate both an understudied aspect of Palestinian history and the often fragile and makeshift nature of government bureaucracy per se. . . . What \u003ci\u003eGoverning Gaza\u003c\/i\u003e provides is not merely the ethnographic and historic basis for a rethinking of the very notion of ‘government’—a shift from an aggregate institution to a body of ordinary practices—but also a vision of everyday Gaza that most scholars have neglected.” -- Rebecca L. Stein * American Anthropologist *\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eGoverning Gaza,\u003c\/i\u003e Ilana Feldman's meticulously researched, well-argued and fluidly written book, is that rare thing: an historical ethnography of the instruments and institutions of bureaucracy beyond the bounds of Europe. What makes the book particularly important is its long time span. . . .” -- Laleh Khalili * TLS *\u003cbr\u003e“A fascinating and sophisticated examination. . . . The richness of this study is in the mundane, in its reflections on, and deep understanding of, people’s lives and work as government employees. . . . By making Gaza seem normal, Feldman enables us to see beyond the current headlines and fearful murmurings.” -- Rochelle A. Davis * Journal of Palestine Studies *\u003cbr\u003e“Feldman’s conclusion is powerful not just for her exploration of Gaza during these two important periods in its history, but for her keen insights about current conditions in the region relative to bureaucracy. . . . This book contributes to our understanding of Gaza from an under-explored level of analysis, and is also significant because it furthers our understanding of what it means to be a Palestinian from Gaza.” -- JoAnn Digeorgio-Lutz * Middle East Journal *\u003cbr\u003e“In her remarkable and thoroughly researched book, \u003ci\u003eGoverning Gaza\u003c\/i\u003e, Ilana Feldman unravels the relational aspects that underpin the governing of Gaza through defining periods in its history. . . . Feldman uses archival materials, interviews, and in-depth historical analysis in her meticulous examination of patterns of governance. . . . Her thorough approach makes this book compellingly useful to policymakers, social anthropologists and historians. . . . Feldman’s book deserves a wide reading; it is modest in tone and acutely rigorous in argument and presentation.” -- Atef Alshaer * H-Net Reviews *\u003cbr\u003e“In revealing the regularity, singularity, contradiction, continuity, and rupture at the heart of governing Gaza, Feldman’s original and important book has much to teach scholars of the colonial and postcolonial world, as well as scholars concerned with the historicity and ethnography of government as such.” -- Omnia E. Shakry * American Historical Review *\u003cbr\u003e“This innovative and well-written book has brought to the fore immense detail, scholarly rigor of the first order, and a subtle but substantial political commitment that unearths the genealogy of adversity for residents of Gaza. . . . Feldman’s \u003ci\u003eGoverning Gaza\u003c\/i\u003e, is a superb and imaginative piece of scholarship. As thorough and fascinating an ethnohistory related to Palestine as any other this reviewer has seen.” * Thomas Abowd Anthropological Quarterly *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments ix\u003cbr\u003e Note on Transliteration xiii\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introduction: Government Practice and the Place of Gaza 1\u003cbr\u003e Part One. Producing Bureaucratic Authority \u003cbr\u003e 2. Ruling Files 31\u003cbr\u003e 3. On Being a Civil Servant 63\u003cbr\u003e 4. Civil Service Competence and the Course of a Career 91\u003cbr\u003e Part Two. Tactical Practice and Government Work \u003cbr\u003e 5. Service in Crisis 123\u003cbr\u003e 6. Servicing Everyday Life 155\u003cbr\u003e 7. Community Services and Formations of Civic Life 189\u003cbr\u003e 8. Conclusion: Gaza and an Anthropology of Government 219\u003cbr\u003e Notes 237\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography 297\u003cbr\u003e Index 313","brand":"Duke University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406051680599,"sku":"9780822342403","price":25.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780822342403.jpg?v=1730494367","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/governing-gaza-9780822342403","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}