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Gabriel Polley is an activist and historian with a particular interest in the Middle East, colonialism and liberation struggles, and the environment. He holds a doctorate in Palestine studies from the University of Exeter.

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Chapter One. ‘Holy Land on the Brain’: Introduction Chapter Two. ‘The Places So Remarkable’: Edward Robinson and the Birth of Biblical Palestine Chapter Three. ‘A Jerusalem of Their Own’: Victorian Travellers in a Holy City Chapter Four. ‘Labourers in the Field of Abraham’: The Farm at Kerem Avraham Chapter Five. ‘Down with the Bell!’: The Nablus Uprising of 1856 Chapter Six. ‘The Prince of the Samaritans’: The Life and Times of Ya’qub al-Shalabi Chapter Seven. Laurence Oliphant in The Land of Gilead Chapter Eight. ‘Palestine is Thus Brought Home to England’: Conclusion

Palestine in the Victorian Age

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      Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
      Publication Date: 20/10/2022
      ISBN13: 9780755643134, 978-0755643134
      ISBN10: 0755643135
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Gabriel Polley is an activist and historian with a particular interest in the Middle East, colonialism and liberation struggles, and the environment. He holds a doctorate in Palestine studies from the University of Exeter.

      Table of Contents
      Chapter One. ‘Holy Land on the Brain’: Introduction Chapter Two. ‘The Places So Remarkable’: Edward Robinson and the Birth of Biblical Palestine Chapter Three. ‘A Jerusalem of Their Own’: Victorian Travellers in a Holy City Chapter Four. ‘Labourers in the Field of Abraham’: The Farm at Kerem Avraham Chapter Five. ‘Down with the Bell!’: The Nablus Uprising of 1856 Chapter Six. ‘The Prince of the Samaritans’: The Life and Times of Ya’qub al-Shalabi Chapter Seven. Laurence Oliphant in The Land of Gilead Chapter Eight. ‘Palestine is Thus Brought Home to England’: Conclusion

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