The Arab Revolt of 1936-1939 in Palestine: A Study Based on Oral Sources (ص 183)
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- عنوان
- The Arab Revolt of 1936-1939 in Palestine: A Study Based on Oral Sources (ص 183)
- المحتوى
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CHAPTER SEVEN
h i9-Political Str re of the Revol
| nflict and Class Alliances:
Palestinian society under Ottoman rule was a hierarchical one. A
rudimentary class structure separated the Sheikhs of the leading clans
(hamuleh) and the district tax collectors from the mass of peasant
producers. However, the underlying relations of exploitation by local
Sheikhs of the peasantry did not develop into open class antagonism at
the local level, as they were mitigated by the benefits that the peasants
gained in supporting their leaders against state intervention, and by the
mutual struggles against competing clan alliances. Kinship relations and
the clan system also served to maintain the appearance of sustaining
mutual interests rather than exploitation. The proverb "I and my brother
unite to fight my cousin, but I and my cousin unite to fight the stranger’,
expresses the principle underlying this relationship, especially when
interpreted along political lines.
175 - تاريخ
- 1990-10
- المنشئ
- Sonia Nimr
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