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Late Ottoman Palestine : the period of Young Turk rule
Edited by Yuval Ben-Bassat[1] and Eyal Ginio
London ; New York : I.B. Tauris, 2011
ISBN: 9781848856318
Yuval Ben-Bassat is Lecturer in the Department of Middle Eastern History at the University of Haifa. Eyal Ginio is Senior Lecturer and Chair of the Department of Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
"The decisive consequences of the Young Turk Revolution of 1908 had ramifications over the entire Ottoman Empire--and the Ottoman territory of Palestine was no exception. 'Late Ottoman Palestine' examines the impact of Young Turk policies and reforms on local societies and administration, using Palestine as a prism through which to explore the impact of the Revolution in the provincial arena, far from the administrative and political centre of the capital. It thus sheds light upon the last decade of Ottoman rule in Palestine, crucially dealing with the roots of Jewish-Arab conflict in the area and the early crystallization of Arab, Palestinian and Zionist identities, along with that of an Ottoman imperial identity. 'Late Ottoman Palestine' explores the ethnic, religious and social diversity of Palestine's population at the time, and analyses the Young Turks' perceptions of Palestine as reflected in their political, economic and cultural politics, as well as in their development programmes. Conversely, it also discusses the responses of local populations to new directives and programmes originating in Istanbul and shows how the Young Turk Revolution changed the lives and perceptions of the various groups living in Palestine. It thus examines how the Revolution altered local views of status and role within the Empire, and how the various social groups perceived it differently according to their own particularistic agendas. Based on a wide and extensive variety of primary Ottoman, local and European soucrces, this volume provides new insights into a fascinating and troubling period in the history of this contested land whose impact can still be felt. It will be a vital resource for students and researchers dealing with issues such as centre-periphery relationships, reforms and modernization, Ottoman policy towards minorities and inter- and intra-communal relationships in the Empire. It will also appeal ot academics interested in the modern history of the Middle East, the Ottoman Empire and Palestine"
[1] See also: Ben-Bassat, Yuval. Petitioning the Sultan: Protests and Justice in Late Ottoman Palestine. London: I.B.TAURIS, 2013, xiv+325pp. including tables and appendices
Table Of Contents:
Acknowledgementsvii
Note on Transliterationix
1 Introduction: The Case Study of Palestine during the Young Turk Era
1(16)
Yuval Ben-Bassat
Eyal Ginio
Part I Citizenship, Election and Social Change
2 Making Citizens, Contesting Citizenship in Late Ottoman Palestine
17(18)
Michelle U. Campos
3 Elections in Late Ottoman Palestine: Early Exercises in Political Representation
35(20)
Mahmoud Yazbak
4 Children of the Revolution: Youth in Palestinian Public Life, 1908-14
55(26)
Johann Bussow
Part II The `Civilizing Mission' and Center-Periphery Relationships
5 Jerusalem and Jaffa in the Late Ottoman Period: The Concession-Hunting Struggle for Public Works Projects
81(22)
Yasemin Avci
6 Understanding the 1911 Ottoman Parliament Debate on Zionism in Light of the Emergence of a `Jewish Question'
103(22)
Louis Fishman
7 Jerusalem under the Young Turks: A Study Based on Local Sources
125(20)
Issam Nassar
Part III Intellectual Responses
8 Arab-Ottomanists' Reactions to the Young Turk Revolution
145(20)
Butrus Abu-Manneh
9 Jews Writing in Arabic: Shimon Moyal, Nissim Malul and the Mixed Palestinian/Eretz Israeli Locale
165(18)
Abigail Jacobson
10 The Young Turk Revolution of 1908 as Reflected in the Media of the Jewish Community in Palestine
183(28)
Ruth Kark
Nadav Solomonovich
Part IV Inter- and Intra-Communal Relationships
11 Administrating the Non-Muslims and the `Question of Jerusalem' after the Young Turk Revolution
211(30)
Bedross Der Matossian
12 The Zionist Struggle as Reflected in the Jewish Press in Istanbul in the aftermath of the Young Turk Revolution, 1908-18
241(18)
Yawn Ben Naeh
13 The Young Turks and the Baha'is in Palestine
259(20)
Necati Alkan
Bibliography279(20)
Index299