Palestinian history differs markedly from that of other parts of the world, causing many to treat it as a thing apart, with its own special logic requiring its own mode of analy sis; contributors to this anthology, however, "believe that Palestinian structures and pro cesses can be analyzed satisfactorily with the help of concepts and methods used in the social sciences while, at the same time, giving due weight to their specific features," ac cording to Roger Owen, editor. The book consists of four studies of eco nomic ...
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Palestinian history differs markedly from that of other parts of the world, causing many to treat it as a thing apart, with its own special logic requiring its own mode of analy sis; contributors to this anthology, however, "believe that Palestinian structures and pro cesses can be analyzed satisfactorily with the help of concepts and methods used in the social sciences while, at the same time, giving due weight to their specific features," ac cording to Roger Owen, editor. The book consists of four studies of eco nomic and social history plus an introduction by Roger Owen. Other authors and articles are Alexander Sch???ch, "European Penetra tion and the Economic Development of Pal estine, 1856-1882"; Sarah Graham-Brown, "The Political Economy of the Jabal Nablus 1929-1948"; Salim Tamari, "Factionalism and Class Formation in Recent Palestinian His tory"; and Avi Plascov, "Jordan's Border In habitants: The Forsaken Palestinians?"
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