The Naqab Bedouins : A Century of Politics and Resistance / Mansour Nasasra.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nasasra, Mansour, lat, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bedouins--Israel--Negev.

Bedouins.

Bedouins--Israel--Negev--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (305 pages) : illustrations, maps, tables

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [2017]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Conventional wisdom positions the Bedouins in southern Palestine and under Israeli military rule as victims or passive recipients. In The Naqab Bedouins, Mansour Nasasra rewrites this narrative, presenting them as active agents who, in defending their community and culture, have defied attempts at subjugation and control. The book challenges the notion of Bedouin docility under Israeli military rule and today, showing how they have contributed to shaping their own destiny. The Naqab Bedouins represents the first attempt to chronicle Bedouin history and politics across the last century, including the Ottoman era, the British Mandate, Israeli military rule, and the contemporary schema, and document its broader relevance to understanding state-minority relations in the region and beyond. Nasasra recounts the Naqab Bedouin history of political struggle and resistance to central authority. Nonviolent action and the strength of kin-based tribal organization helped the Bedouins assert land claims and call for the right of return to their historical villages. Through primary sources and oral history, including detailed interviews with local indigenous Bedouins and with Israeli and British officials, Nasasra shows how this Bedouin community survived strict state policies and military control and positioned itself as a political actor in the region.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Illustrations and Tables

Note on Transliteration

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

Introduction

One. Understanding the State Project Power, Resistance, and Indigeneity

Two. Ruling the Desert: Ottoman Policies Toward the Frontiers

Three. British Colonial Policies for the Southern Palestine and Transjordan Bedouin, 1917-1948

Four. Envisioning the Jewish State Project

Five. The Emergence of Military Rule, 1949-1950

Six. Reshaping the Tribes' Historical Order, 1950-1952: Border Issues, Land Rights, IDPs, and UN Intervention

Seven. Traditional Leadership, Border Economy, Resistance, and Survival, 1952-1956

Eight. The Second Phase of Military Rule, 1956-1963

Nine. The End of Military Rule and Resistance to Urbanization Plans, 1962-1967

Ten. Postmilitary Rule, the Oslo Era, and the Contemporary Prawer Debate

Eleven. The Ongoing Denial of Bedouin Rights and Their Nonviolent Resistance

Notes

References

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 12. Jul 2017)

ISBN:

9780231543873

OCLC:

958876624