{"product_id":"rediscovering-palestine-9780520203709","title":"Rediscovering Palestine","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis text paints a portrait of Palestinian society on the verge of modernity. Through the voices of merchants, peasants and Ottoman officials, the book investigates the ways in which urban-rural dynamics in a provincial setting gave meaning to Ottoman rule and European economic expansion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Maps, Plates, and Tables\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e List of Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Note on Translation and Transliteration\u003cbr\u003e INTRODUCTION: PALESTINE AND THE OTTOMAN INTERIOR \u003cbr\u003e Toward a History of Provincial Life in the Ottoman Interior \u003cbr\u003e Rethinking Ottoman Palestine \u003cbr\u003e Sources \u003cbr\u003e Approach and Methodology \u003cbr\u003e 1. THE MEANINGS OF AUTONOMY\u003cbr\u003e Jabal Nablus as a Social Space \u003cbr\u003e Boundaries in Time and Space \u003cbr\u003e Conclusion \u003cbr\u003e 2. FAMILY, CULTURE, AND TRADE\u003cbr\u003e Textile Merchants \u003cbr\u003e The Arafat Family \u003cbr\u003e Regional Trade Networks \u003cbr\u003e Local Trade Networks \u003cbr\u003e Conclusion \u003cbr\u003e J· COTTON, TEXTILES, AND THE POLITICS OF TRADE\u003cbr\u003e Cotton and the Politics of Monopoly \u003cbr\u003e The Politics of Free Trade \u003cbr\u003e Textiles: Resilience and Restructuring \u003cbr\u003e Conclusion \u003cbr\u003e 4· THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF OLIVE OIL\u003cbr\u003e From the Hands of the Peasants \u003cbr\u003e A Forced Marriage? \u003cbr\u003e Redefining Identity and Political Authority \u003cbr\u003e Conclusion \u003cbr\u003e 5. SOAP, CLASS, AND STATE\u003cbr\u003e Soap and the Economy \u003cbr\u003e Soap and Society \u003cbr\u003e Soap and the State \u003cbr\u003e Conclusion \u003cbr\u003e CONCLUSION \u003cbr\u003e The Labyrinthine Journey \u003cbr\u003e The Discourses of Modernity \u003cbr\u003e Appendix 1. Weights and Measures \u003cbr\u003e Appendix 2. Court Records, Judges, and Private\u003cbr\u003e Family Papers \u003cbr\u003e Appendix 3· Soap Factories and the Process of Production \u003cbr\u003e Glossary \u003cbr\u003e Notes \u003cbr\u003e Select Bibliography \u003cbr\u003e Index ","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402803388759,"sku":"9780520203709","price":27.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780520203709.jpg?v=1730481552","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/rediscovering-palestine-9780520203709","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}