Governing Gaza
Journal Data
| Type | SOURCE_BOOK |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Duke University Press (US) |
| ISBN-13 | 9780822389132 |
| Open Library | OL21750249W |
| Total publications | 3 |
| Coverage period | 2007 - 2008 |
| Language | EN |
| Cited by | 104 |
| h-index | 1 |
| i10-index | 1 |
e a n d t h e p l ac e o f g a zaG aza has had more than its share of di≈cult times and crisis conditions.It is often described as, and has often seemed to be, on the verge of being ungovernable.Yet it also has had, if anything, a surfeit of government.While one can easily imagine the security concerns that mobilize certain extraordinary government measures, the everyday work of government continues even (and sometimes especially) in crisis conditions.What constitutes such everyday work is to a considerable degree shaped by the situation itself.Under certain conditions-such as those pertaining in Gaza after 1948-providing daily rations to refugees becomes part of everyday government work.Similarly, in other settingssuch as the Gaza of the 1920s-public utilities such as electricity are not part of this field.The terrain explored in this book-a historical ethnography of the civil service in Gaza during the British Mandate (1917-48) ∞ and Egyptian Administration (1948-67)-is persistent conflict and ongoing tension as well as ordinary bureaucratic procedures and unremarkable o≈ce work.Consideration of this slice of Gazan history highlights the tremendous significance of such quotidian bureaucratic practices even in unstable places.Even with all of the changes in Gaza over the course of the fifty years under consideration here (as well as before and after) and the crises that produced and accompanied them, there have been important continuities in its government.This persistence of government attests to the fundamental correctness of Max Weber' s insights into the role of bureaucracy in produc
Note on Transliteration
Governing Gaza
e a n d t h e p l ac e o f g a zaG aza has had more than its share of di≈cult times and crisis conditions.It is often described as, and has often seemed to be, on the verge of being ungovernable.Yet it also has had, if anything, a surfeit of government.While one can easily imagine the security concerns that mobilize certain extraordinary government measures, the everyday work of government continues even (and sometimes especially) in crisis condi…
Governing Gaza
Governing Gaza
e a n d t h e p l ac e o f g a zaG aza has had more than its share of di≈cult times and crisis conditions.It is often described as, and has often seemed to be, on the verge of being ungovernable.Yet it also has had, if anything, a surfeit of government.While one can easily imagine the security concerns that mobilize certain extraordinary government measures, the everyday work of government continues even (and sometimes especially) in crisis condi…
Governing Gaza
Note on Transliteration
Governing Gaza
e a n d t h e p l ac e o f g a zaG aza has had more than its share of di≈cult times and crisis conditions.It is often described as, and has often seemed to be, on the verge of being ungovernable.Yet it also has had, if anything, a surfeit of government.While one can easily imagine the security concerns that mobilize certain extraordinary government measures, the everyday work of government continues even (and sometimes especially) in crisis condi…