Governing Gaza Bureaucracy, Authority, and the Work of Rule, 19171967

Informationen zum Autor Ilana Feldman is Assistant Professor of Anthropology and International Affairs at George Washington University. Klappentext Examines the role of the civil service in Gaza during the British Mandate and Egyptian Administration. Zusammenfassung An investigation into how government persists under even the most untenable conditions! based on an analysis of government in Gaza between 1917 and 1967. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments ix Note on Transliteration xiii 1. Introduction: Government Practice and the Place of Gaza 1 Part One. Producing Bureaucratic Authority 2. Ruling Files 31 3. On Being a Civil Servant 63 4. Civil Service Competence and the Course of a Career 91 Part Two. Tactical Practice and Government Work 5. Service in Crisis 123 6. Servicing Everyday Life 155 7. Community Services and Formations of Civic Life 189 8. Conclusion: Gaza and an Anthropology of Government 219 Notes 237 Bibliography 297 Index 313

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Ilana Feldman, Feldman, Allen Feldman
• Editore: Duke University Press
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Copertina rigida
• Data pubblicazione: 01.07.2008
• Categoria: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Geoscienze > Geografia; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze sociali, tematiche generali
• EAN: 9780822342229
• ISBN: 978-0-8223-4222-9
• Numero di pagine: 344
• Dimensioni (della confezione): 15.9 x 23.5 x 2.5 cm
• Categorie: Naher und Mittlerer Osten; Regionalstudien; HISTORY / Middle East / General; History - General History