Confronting an empire, constructing a nation : Arab nationalists and popular politics in mandate Palestine / Weldon C. Matthews.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Library of Middle East history ; v. 10.
Main Author: Matthews, Weldon C.
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : New York : I.B. Tauris ; Distributed by Palgrave Macmillan, 2006.
Series:Library of Middle East history ; v. 10.
Subjects:
Arab nationalism > Palestine > History.
Nationalism > Palestine > History.
Anti-imperialist movements > Palestine > History.
Great Britain > Foreign relations > Palestine.
Palestine > Foreign relations > Great Britain.
Palestine > Politics and government > 1917-1948.
Palestine > Politics and government > 1948-
Physical Description:342 pages ; 23 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Key concepts and historical context
  • The nationalist youth and veteran nationalists
  • The Arab unity scheme and the beginnings of popular mobilization
  • An Islamic congress, and Arab congress and the Istiqlal Party
  • Creating and regulating the Palestinian public sphere
  • The non-cooperation programme
  • The demonstrations of 1933
  • Through the lens of 1936.