Politics in Palestine : Arab factionalism and social disintegration, 1939-1948 / Issa Khalaf.

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Part 1: Introduction: the changing social basis and context of Palestinian Arab factionalust politics: the dialectical effects of internal and external Socio-economic factors -- State society and politics in late Ottoman and early mandatory Palestine -- Socio-economic change during the latter part of the mandate: peasants, workers, and factionalism -- Notables, merchants, and capitalists in the Arab political economy -- Part 2: Urban notable political leadership: factionalism and its effects on national integration -- The backdrop: British policyand Palestinian politics in regard to the White Paper, 1939-41 -- Notable politics I: futile exercises in leadership -- Notable politics II: external threat, internal domination -- The Mufti, Palestinian politics, and efforts at Socio-political unity of Arab society -- Part 3: The reaper of disunity: external interference and internal collapse, 1947-48 -- Arab politics and the Palestinians: nationalism, dynastic intrigue, and political ambitions -- British withdrawal