Contents
List of Tables
List of Illustrations
List of Abbreviations
Acknowledgments
Part I: Introduction and Background
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Geographical and Historical Background
Part II: The Ottoman Period (ca. 1790–1917)
Chapter 3. The Ottoman Period at Tel al-Šummām (ca. 1790–1870)
Chapter 4. The Ottoman Period at al-Ẓahara (ca. 1870–1917)
Part III: The British Mandate Period (ca. 1917–1947)
Chapter 5. The British Mandate Period (ca. 1917–1947)
Part IV: The Israeli Period (1947–1977)
Chapter 6. The Military Government Era (1947–1966)
Chapter 7. Ḥǧeri Economics
Chapter 8. Bīr al-Maksūr
Chapter 9. Ḥǧeri Politics
Part V: Conclusions
Chapter 10. Epilogue
Chapter 11. Conclusions
Appendices
Appendix A. Patrilateral Genealogy of the ‘arab al-Ḥǧerāt
Appendix B. Estimated Land/Population Ratios
Appendix C. Israel: Consumer Price Index (1948–1977)
Appendix D. The 1975 Inventory of Store No. 1
Appendix E. Comparative Inventories of Stores Nos. 2 and 4 in 1975
Appendix F. The Population of Bīr al-Maksūr in 1961, 1972, and 1977
Appendix G. A Short History of the Sedentarization of the Bedouin in Israel
Appendix H. Citizens’ Complaint
Appendix I. Minority Relations in Israel
Appendix J. The ṣulḥa Agreement of Masarwah and Yūnis
Appendix K. The Land Problem in the Negev
Appendix L. Election Practices in the Arab Sector
References
Index