Culture Change in a Bedouin Tribe: The 'arab al-Ḥǧerāt, Lower Galilee, A.D. 1790-1977

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Against the historical dynamics of this complex region, this richly documented volume reconstructs the growth of the 'arab al-Ḥǧerāt of the Galilee from some five herding households at the end of the Ottoman eighteenth century into a thriving sedentary tribe of regional importance nearly 200 years later. Contents List of Tables List of Illustrations List of Abbreviations Acknowledgments Part I: Introduction and Background Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Geographical and Historical Background Part II: The Ottoman Period (ca. 1790–1917) Chapter 3. The Ottoman Period at Tel al-Šummām (ca. 1790–1870) Chapter 4. The Ottoman Period at al-Ẓahara (ca. 1870–1917) Part III: The British Mandate Period (ca. 1917–1947) Chapter 5. The British Mandate Period (ca. 1917–1947) Part IV: The Israeli Period (1947–1977) Chapter 6. The Military Government Era (1947–1966) Chapter 7. Ḥǧeri Economics Chapter 8. Bīr al-Maksūr Chapter 9. Ḥǧeri Politics Part V: Conclusions Chapter 10. Epilogue Chapter 11. Conclusions Appendices Appendix A. Patrilateral Genealogy of the ‘arab al-Ḥǧerāt Appendix B. Estimated Land/Population Ratios Appendix C. Israel: Consumer Price Index (1948–1977) Appendix D. The 1975 Inventory of Store No. 1 Appendix E. Comparative Inventories of Stores Nos. 2 and 4 in 1975 Appendix F. The Population of Bīr al-Maksūr in 1961, 1972, and 1977 Appendix G. A Short History of the Sedentarization of the Bedouin in Israel Appendix H. Citizens’ Complaint Appendix I. Minority Relations in Israel Appendix J. The ṣulḥa Agreement of Masarwah and Yūnis Appendix K. The Land Problem in the Negev Appendix L. Election Practices in the Arab Sector References Index