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Intro -- Halftitle Page -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- Abbreviations -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- List Of Photos -- Introduction -- Natives And Nonnatives In Search Of The New -- 'dual Society' And 'relational' Theories: A Compromise -- Historicizing Arab And Hebrew Education -- Sources And Structure Of The Book -- 1. Reframing The Pedagogical Map -- Education In Late Ottoman Palestine -- Ever Prepared: Hebrew Education On The Eve Of The Great War -- Arab Systems Of Education, Reconfigured As A Millet -- A Mandate Of Their Own: The Hebrew System 2. Roots Of Educational Segregation -- Mission Schools And The Sustainability Of Mixed Education -- Rapprochement As Lip Service -- Crossing The Lines -- Not That There Is Anything Wrong With Rapprochement -- Conclusion -- 3. Peeking Over The Fence -- Spying On Educators: Arab Education Through The Eyes Of The Shai -- The Mapping And Classification Of Everything: The Village Files -- Insurgents, Nazis, Communists, And Teachers -- Hotbeds Of Nationalism -- Conclusion -- 4. Writing History -- Traveling Knowledge: The Production Of Arabic Textbooks In Palestine -- A Small World Indeed A Small World Into 'olam Qaton -- Possible Encounters -- 'anabtawi And Miqdadi's 'new Arabs' -- Historiography And The Other -- Conclusion -- 5. We The Semites: Reading Ancient History In Mandate Palestine -- Becoming Semites -- Adopting Racial Categories -- East, Then West -- Colonization Of Canaan -- Conclusion -- 6. Teaching History -- Archaeology Of The Curriculum -- Tabulating Palestine -- The History Syllabus -- The Colourful Hebrew History Syllabus -- No Other -- Pedagogy Between Centre And Periphery -- Used, Unused, And Misused Textbooks -- Conclusion 7. A Coalition Of Good Will: History Instruction In Secondary Education -- Shouted From The Housetops: Matriculating In History -- Sola Scriptura -- 8. Learning History -- Inventing An Educational Calendar -- Knowing The Land -- Scouting The Land --
How did the educational systems in Mandate Palestine function as instruments of national identity formation and social segregation between Arab and Hebrew populations? Yoni H. Furas, a historian specializing in the social and political history of the Middle East, examines the pedagogical structures established during the British Mandate. By analyzing textbooks, curricula, and administrative records, Furas argues that education was not merely a neutral transfer of knowledge but a deliberate mechanism for constructing distinct, often conflicting, national narratives. The work utilizes a comparative framework to demonstrate how both Arab and Hebrew systems utilized history instruction to solidify their respective claims to the land.
What You Will Find
Scope Limits
Scholars in the field of Middle Eastern history identify this work as a rigorous contribution to the study of colonial education and national identity. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose and the extensive use of archival primary sources to support the author's arguments.
Page Count:
368
Publication Date:
2020-01-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press,
ISBN-10:
0192598368
ISBN-13:
9780192598363
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