Feldman Governing Gaza

Bureaucracy, Authority, and the Work of Rule, 1917–1967
1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-0-8223-8913-2
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 342 Seiten

An investigation into how government persists under even the most untenable conditions, based on an analysis of government in Gaza between 1917 and 1967.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Feldman, Ilana

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Naher & Mittlerer Osten
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments ix

Note on Transliteration xiii

1. Introduction: Government Practice and the Place of Gaza 1

Part One. Producing Bureaucratic Authority

2. Ruling Files 31

3. On Being a Civil Servant 63

4. Civil Service Competence and the Course of a Career 91

Part Two. Tactical Practice and Government Work

5. Service in Crisis 123

6. Servicing Everyday Life 155

7. Community Services and Formations of Civic Life 189

8. Conclusion: Gaza and an Anthropology of Government 219

Notes 237

Bibliography 297

Index 313

Über Autor(innen)

Ilana Feldman is Assistant Professor of Anthropology and International Affairs at George Washington University.