The parallel development of archaeology and Quaternary geology in several regions of the world is reviewed, and common problems in dating and correlating alluvial sequences are discussed. Buried archaeological remains and radiometric dates provide a chronological framework for t…
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The United States was a western power of considerable influence in world affairs since at least the turn of the century. In the Middle East, its role was distinct from the European western states since it had no territorial ambitions in Ottoman lands. This dissertation is a stud…
The role of British officials from the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan in the Military Administration of British-occupied Palestine during and after World War I is examined. Particular focus is given to the administrative structures, personnel, and concerns faced by this Occupied Enemy Ter…
This thesis is an examination of Palestinian women's roles and agency in creating and reinforcing Palestinian national identity. This is done by interviewing approximately 30 women, as well as observing and participating in daily life amongst Palestinian refugees. Women are an i…
Guided by organizational and social movement theories, this study compares the structures, resource bases, ideologies, and strategies of non-governmental organizations engaged in peace and conflict resolution (P/CROs) in three regions with extended violent conflicts: Northern Ir…
The dissertation analyzes the processes by which enemy groups in violent, protracted conflicts decide to initiate direct negotiation, to recognize and legitimize one another, and to commit themselves to peaceful resolution of disputes. The primary data are derived from over 75 i…
In 1909 the neighborhood-turned-metropolis of Tel Aviv was founded by sixty Jewish families from Jaffa, one of the oldest cities in the world. From the start Tel Aviv has been imagined and portrayed by its leaders and residents alike as both a “city from the sands” and as the “f…
Snake objects discovered in archaeological contexts in ancient Canaan are studied and classified for clarification of their functions and socio-religious meanings. The archaeological context of each item is considered in order to determine its cultic connotations. Biblical passa…
In their struggle for separate states in the former Palestine, the Arab and Jewish national movements used non-conventional violence and terrorism as one of their tactics to achieve their goals. This dissertation examines the role terrorism played in promoting or hindering this …
Patriarchy functions to maintain order through hierarchal relations of power by ascribing different roles to individuals based on gender. The activism of women in resistance movements generates a disruption of patriarchal order dissolving major barriers of gender relations betwe…
This study examines the textual production and narration of “multiple identities” in third world and US third world feminist writings of the last three decades. These feminist writers suggest a tactical articulation of their identities between, across, and through a transnationa…
This study examines the Egyptian “colonial” presence in Early Bronze I Palestine. The emerging role of the Egyptian state in the enforcement of social and cultural boundaries is an important focus of this research. The pottery analysis in this study and review of publications ha…
This study examined the perceptions of Palestinian superintendents and their superiors at the Ministry of Education of the superintendents' roles and training needs. All 16 Palestinian superintendents and four General Directors from the Palestinian Ministry of Education were int…
Youth Aliyah was established in 1932 by Recha Freier, to bring German Jewish youth to Palestine for agricultural training. Henrietta Szold was appointed head of the Jerusalem Office of Youth Aliyah in November 1933, and was assisted by Hans Beyth and Georg Landauer. During 1933-…
This thesis attempts to address some of the neglected areas in the historiography of Palestine for the 'long' nineteenth century. Through the study of Jerusalem and Nablus, and more specifically of the most important families of notables, the present work hopes to provide a clea…
This dissertation focuses on the career of Peter the Iberian as it is accessible from historical sources. Peter participated in the Christological controversies over Chalcedon in fifth-century Palestine as a monk and as a bishop of Maiuma (Gaza). Royal descent allowed him access…