Imperial perceptions of Palestine : British influence and power in late Ottoman Times / by Lorenzo Kamel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kamel, Lorenzo, 1980- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Palestine--Foreign public opinion, British.

Palestine.

Palestine--History--19th century.

Palestine--History--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (312 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : I.B. Tauris, 2015.

Summary:

The Palestine Exploration Fund, established in 1865, is the oldest organization created specifically for the study of the Levant. It helped to spur evangelical tourism to the region in the late 19th and early 20th centuries which in turn generated a huge array of literature that presented Palestine as a 'Holy Land', in which local populations were often portrayed as a simple appendix to well-known Biblical scenarios. In the first book focused on modern and contemporary Palestine to provide a top-down and a bottom-up perspective on the process of simplification of the region and its inhabitants under British influence, Lorenzo Kamel offers a comprehensive outlook based on primary sources from 17 archives that spans a variety of cultural and social boundaries, including local identities, land tenure, toponymy, religious and political charges, institutions and borders. By observing the historical dynamics through which a fluid region composed by different cultures and societies has been simplified, the author explores how perceptions of Palestine have been affected today.WINNER OF THE PALESTINE BOOK AWARD 2016

Contents:

List of Illustrations

Abbreviations

Note on Transliterations

Acknowledgements

Epilogue

Introduction : The Simplification of 'the Others'

Chapter 1. From Prophecies to Empire

Chapter 2. The Standard Conquest Myth

Chapter 3. The Ownership of the Land

Chapter 4. Zionism: Beyond the Either/Or

Chapter 5. Zion-London: The Archimedean Point

Chapter 6. Palestine's 'Non-Jews'

Chapter 7. Mandate for Palestine: Legitimizing the Simplification Process

Chapter 8. Divide and Rule: The Creation of the Transjordan Emirate

Chapter 9. Ḥajj Amīn Al-Ḥusaynī and the Supreme Muslim Council: The Longa Manus of London

Chapter 10. Breaking the Standardization Process: Getting Back Into History

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9780755608959

075560895X

9781788313537

1788313534

OCLC:

965774179