The Arab Revolt of 1936-1939 in Palestine: A Study Based on Oral Sources (ص 205)

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The Arab Revolt of 1936-1939 in Palestine: A Study Based on Oral Sources (ص 205)

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In spite of the fact that the overwhelming majority of the rebels were
peasants from the lower economic and social strata and a considerable
number of workers, nonetheless, when they were at the peak of their
power in the summer of 1938,and had control over most of the country,
the rebels did not attempt to make any changes in the social structure.
According to the arguments of some scholars, this is to be attributed to
the inability of the rebels to articulate their own ideology.”
However, the rebels’ dependency on the existing social structure in
their revolt, for example family-clan relations and alliances, provided
them with constant supplies, men and protection. On the other hand the
rebels also depended on the pre-capitalist pattern of Patron-Client
relation with the notable classes who were leading the national
movement. This provided them with finance, arms and ammunition and
political direction, especially that of the Central Committee of Jihad in
Damascus. Within this framework of relations and alliances, class conflict
was undermined and peripheralised and social change was not perceived
as a priority. In addition to this, the revolt was overwhelmingly perceived
as a national and political struggle against the common enemy - the
British mandate and the Zionist colonisation - and not against the
internal social inequalities or injustices of Palestinian society.
The relationship between the urban notable classes and the peasants
did not have a single distinctive pattern, but combined mutual interests,
with some class connotations.
Despite these factors, there were some elements in the revolt which
indicated social differences, and manifested the peasant character of the
revolt, especially during the Summer of 1938, when the rebels gained
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43 Y. Porath, The Palestinian tyne National Movement. p.265.
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The Arab Revolt of 1936-1939 in Palestine: A Study Based on Oral Sources

تاريخ

1990-10

المنشئ

Sonia Nimr

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رسائل ماجستير ودكتوراه (صفحات)

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