The Druzes in the Jewish State: A Brief History (Social, Economic and Political Studies of the Middle East and Asia)

Cover......Page 1
Title Page......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Contents......Page 8
Acknowledgments......Page 10
Note on Transliteration......Page 12
Introduction......Page 14
I. Whence the Druzes?......Page 24
II. Particularism Revisited......Page 34
A Zionist Transfer Plan......Page 39
Beyond Zionist Reach: Sultan Al-Atrash......Page 45
Toward the Partition of Palestine......Page 49
Druzes of Syria and Lebanon Make a Last Stand......Page 56
The Pro-Israeli Druze Faction Comes into Its Own......Page 63
"A Knife in the Back of Arab Unity"......Page 68
A Pattern Emerges......Page 76
The "Sons of Shu'Ayb" and the "Sons of Israel"......Page 84
Bread and "Games"......Page 92
"Positive" and "Negative" Forces......Page 98
A "Magnificent Idea"......Page 105
Sheikh Amin Tarif, the Opposition, and a National Council......Page 107
An Inter-Ministerial Committee Provides Guidelines......Page 114
Military Government and Parliamentary Democracy......Page 117
Patrons and Clients......Page 125
A "Top Secret" Report......Page 135
The Circle Closes: Compulsory Conscription......Page 137
IV. Plowshares into Swords......Page 141
"Man of the Galilee"......Page 147
Creating an Arab Proletariat......Page 153
A New Formal Status......Page 164
And a "New Nationality"......Page 180
Dissenting Voices......Page 181
Toward Integration?......Page 192
"Equal One Day, Less Equal the Next"......Page 197
Frustration and Radicalization......Page 210
Questions of Identity......Page 221
More Committees - More Promises......Page 226
Further Conflicts......Page 233
Co-Opting the Educational System......Page 238
VI. By Way of Conclusion......Page 255
Bibliography......Page 264
Index......Page 270
Back Cover......Page 281