The Claim of Dispossession: Jewish Land-Settlement and the Arabs, 1878-1948

Aryeh L. Avneri

Transaction Publishers - History - 303 pages

This study of the Israeli-Arab conflict sheds new light on the historic background of the contemporary Palestinian problem. Unlike other books that treat the political issues of this confl ict, this volume traces the spread of Jewish settlements over the seventy year period before the establishment of the State of Israel, in order to see how it affected the existing Arab community's economy and its social and cultural institutions.

Contents

• Preface: 7
• Landscapes and Faces on the: 37
• The Rise of a Class of Arab: 62
• Jewish Settlements under Turkish Rule: 74
• The Mandate during the Years: 114
• The Struggle with the Mandatory: 162
• The Acquisition of Ptivate Lands: 174
• Establishing the Future Boundaries: 180
• The Sellers of Land: 224
• Rehabilitation of the Land: 234
• Zionist Land Policy: 241
• The Arab Community in Palestine: 252
• Partition War and their Aftermath: 266
• The Summing Up: 278
• Sources: 285
• Notes: 291
• Index: 301

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Claim of Dispossession: Jewish Land-Settlement and the Arabs, 1878-1948; Middle East studies
• Author: Aryeh L. Avneri
• Publisher: Transaction Publishers
• ISBN: 1412836212, 9781412836210
• Length: 303 pages
• Subjects: History / Middle East / General; Social Science / General