The Arab Revolt of 1936-1939 in Palestine: A Study Based on Oral Sources (ص 45)

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The Arab Revolt of 1936-1939 in Palestine: A Study Based on Oral Sources (ص 45)

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CHAPTER TWO
The Emergen fth ional M men
Political Leadership
In the early decades of the nineteenth century, Palestinian Society was
predominantly pre-capitalist and agrarian, controlled by the clan system
and family relationships. The clan provided the individual with
protection and economic security, in return for which the individual
guarded the honour of the group and its welfare, and provided support in
feuds, participating in its shame and sorrow. Each clan’s priority was to
secure its existence by maintaining three basic elements; providing its
economic needs, paying taxes to the government and maintaining its own
coherence. These three elements were provided by the Musha’” system.
The harmonious relation between the communal ownership of the land
and private profit, provided by the Musha’ system, helped the clan
maintain its unity and coherence through the years.
The areas from Hebron in the South to Jezreel in the North were
divided into sub-districts (Nawahi - singular Nahiah) headed by local
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The Arab Revolt of 1936-1939 in Palestine: A Study Based on Oral Sources

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1990-10

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Sonia Nimr

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