Colonial Capitalism and Rural Class Formation (ص 71)
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- Colonial Capitalism and Rural Class Formation (ص 71)
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Palestine were not totally externally imposed, rather, toa large
extent these changes were generated internally in the course of the
country's pre-modern colonial history. British colonial rule and
European Jewish settlers' capital only intensified the process of
depeasantization already being undergone by the Palestinian peasants,
and caused further polarization among them.
Contrary to the belief, held commonly by Marxists and non-Marxists
alike, the Palestinian agrarian structure was not resistant to private
ownership of property nor to the development of new forms of
production. Changes in forms of agricultural production, stimulated
largely by international market demands, were already present in mid
19th century Palestine. This chapter will show that neither the
Musha'a nor even the absolute ownership rights which the state claimed
over the land, were obstacles to fundamental changes which occured in
production relations in the late 19th century. State and commune
control/ownership of land represented but one part of a more complex
structure, encompassing various forms of production.
In order to comprehend these changes, an elaborate analysis of
Palestine's pre-capitalist form(s) of production will first be
presented.
Forms of Land Tenure in Palestine
Throughout the period of Ottoman rule, Palestine was considered to
be a part of Greater Syria. Palestine was not an independent economic
unity. Instead, it maintained an interdependent social, economic and
political relationship with Syria. Notwithstanding this, it is still
possible to define its main pre-capitalist socio-economic features.
Within this predominantly pre-capitalist agrarian social structure,
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- Nahla Abdo-Zubi
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