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oapen-20.500.12657-257822021-11-10T08:09:53Z Governing Gaza Feldman, Ilana Anthropology Gaza British Mandate Bureaucracy bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JP Politics & government::JPH Political structure & processes Marred by political tumult and violent conflict since the early twentieth century, Gaza has been subject to a multiplicity of rulers. Still not part of a sovereign state, it would seem too exceptional to be a revealing site for a study of government. Ilana Feldman proves otherwise. She demonstrates that a focus on the Gaza Strip uncovers a great deal about how government actually works, not only in that small geographical space but more generally. Gaza’s experience shows how important bureaucracy is for the survival of government. Feldman analyzes civil service in Gaza under the British Mandate (1917–48) and the Egyptian Administration (1948–67). In the process, she sheds light on how governing authority is produced and reproduced; how government persists, even under conditions that seem untenable; and how government affects and is affected by the people and places it governs. 2019-03-08 23:55 2020-03-10 03:00:35 2020-04-01T10:49:18Z 2020-04-01T10:49:18Z 2007-01-01 book 1004307 OCN: 1100490141 9780822389132 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/25782 eng application/pdf n/a 1004307.pdf Duke University Press 10.1215/9780822389132 102091 10.1215/9780822389132 f0d6aaef-4159-4e01-b1ea-a7145b2ab14b b818ba9d-2dd9-4fd7-a364-7f305aef7ee9 9780822389132 Knowledge Unlatched (KU) Durham, NC 102091 KU Select 2018: HSS Backlist Books Knowledge Unlatched open access
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Marred by political tumult and violent conflict since the early twentieth century, Gaza has been subject to a multiplicity of rulers. Still not part of a sovereign state, it would seem too exceptional to be a revealing site for a study of government. Ilana Feldman proves otherwise. She demonstrates that a focus on the Gaza Strip uncovers a great deal about how government actually works, not only in that small geographical space but more generally. Gaza’s experience shows how important bureaucracy is for the survival of government. Feldman analyzes civil service in Gaza under the British Mandate (1917–48) and the Egyptian Administration (1948–67). In the process, she sheds light on how governing authority is produced and reproduced; how government persists, even under conditions that seem untenable; and how government affects and is affected by the people and places it governs.
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