Behind the Intifada: Labor and Women's Movements in the Occupied Territories (Princeton Studies on the Near East)

Before the __intifada__ began, Joost Hiltermann had already looked at local organizations in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip and seen there the main elements that would eventually be used to mobilize the Palestinian masses. In the first comprehensive study of these organizations, Hiltermann shows how local organizers provided basic services unavailable under military rule, while recruiting for the cause of Palestinian nationalism.

a Very Important Book, A Major Contribution To The Literature On National Movements And Social Mobilization And To Our Understanding Of The Palestinian-israeli Conflict. . . . A Richly Detailed And Nuanced Analysis Of Activism Among Palestinian Women And Workers.--zachary Lockman, Harvard University

lawrence Tal - The Times Higher Education Supplement

in The First Comprehensive Treatment Of The Subject, Hiltermann Argues That The Local Trade Unions And Women's Organisations Provided The Uprising With An Infrastructure. . . . Hiltermann's Book Is Rich In Detail And Encyclopedic In Scope.

An examination of the local trade unions and women's organizations on the Israeli-occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip that have mobilized the Palestinians, recruiting in the name of Palestinian nationalism and providing basic human services unavailable under military rule Before the intifada began, the author had already looked at local organizations in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip and seen there the main elements that would eventually be used to mobilize the Palestinian masses. This title studies these organizations. Joost R. Hiltermann. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [245]-254) And Index.