Haifa: Transformation of an Arab Society, 1918-1939

by May Seikaly, Walid Khalidi (foreword)

This book looks at the process by which the Arab community of Haifa was transformed during a crucial period in the history of modern Palestine by British mandatory rule, the advent of Zionism and internal dynamics. May Seikaly considers the social and economic structure of Haifa before 1918 and examines the process of change which took place. She looks at the attempts by the Arab community to cope with increasingly unfavourable economic and political conditions, showing how the impotence of the leadership, hardship and dislocating conditions, caused popular grievances and frustration and culminated in the revolt of 1936-9 which had its breeding ground in Haifa.

Genres: History, Nonfiction

272 pages, Paperback

First published September 15, 1995

Reviews

[Charles · Rating 4 out of 5]

this will be exceedingly dry for most people i think. but it is an illuminating account of arab haifa through 2/3 of the palestine mandate.