Sur le chemin de Jérusalem is the comprehensive examination of three unknown mosaic pavements, exhibited in the Museum of Maaret-en-Nouman in Northern Syria. A comparison with other known documents brings together elements of evidence to their provenance, to the type of building…
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This dissertation focuses on three tasks: (1) to select representative excavations of Iron Age II Palestinian city gates in order to undertake an analysis of the archaeological remains, (2) to evaluate selected city gate architectural structures, typologies, installations, and a…
Under what circumstances does foreign donor assistance during war-to-peace transitions contribute to the strengthening of civil society and the deepening of democracy? I answer this question through a comparative study of civil society development in the Palestinian territories …
This dissertation explores whether and how the bounding practices of Israeli and Palestinian groups working nonviolently towards a "just and lasting peace" (even in times of armed conflict) shape 'group' and 'individual' identities that differ from 'official' zero-sum Self-Other…
The Bavli contains 39 cases about "a certain woman" who appears, autonomously of any male relative or guardian, before a rabbi for a legal decision on a variety of civil, ritual, and other issues. These cases, identified by applying Isaiah Gafni's formulaic criteria for an "actu…
Most histories dealing with the Palestinian-Israeli conflict treat it as if it emerged following the issuing of the Balfour Declaration in 1917, and the subsequent occupation by Great Britain. However, this dissertation, by examining Ottoman, Arabic, and Hebrew documents, will d…
In order to trace the cultural changes that took place in Roman Palestine, I look at the development of local and imperial bathing habits from the Hellenistic to Byzantine period. By looking at the interchange of ideas and forms within a single experiential category (one produci…
This is a study of the politics of land ownership and governance in British-ruled and late-Ottoman Palestine (1858-1948). Using a wide range of primary and secondary material in English, Arabic, Hebrew and Ottoman Turkish (housed in archives and libraries in Jerusalem, London, a…
This dissertation is an interdisciplinary study of Palestinian heritage making, based on fourteen months of ethnographic fieldwork conducted in the West Bank between September 2005 and December 2006. My work focuses on the aftermath of the Oslo Accords, a period that began in 19…
This study examines the emergence and expansion of church construction in the Decapolis from the fourth to the seventh centuries. The number of churches in these communities during the Byzantine period suggests a significant Christian presence in cities on the fringes of the eas…
Beyond the Ethnonational Divide: Identity Politics and Women in Northern Ireland and Israel/Palestine is a comparative analysis of the conflict resolution processes and peace-building strategies employed in Northern Ireland and Israel/Palestine, focusing on the experiences of wo…
My thesis is about the governance of trees through what seem to be natural configurations of order, and about how this form of tree governance is utilized to legitimize the governance of certain humans. By interpreting a series of in-depth interviews and participatory observatio…
Cities On Hills: Seeking the Holy Land is a collection of thirty-two vignettes and poems that chronicle a month-long cultural exploration and archaeological dig in Israel/Palestine in 2000, the year before 9/11. The stories are told by a narrator ten years after her journey, ref…
Scholars have often commented on the 'biblicization' of the Spanish Monarchy under Philip II (r. 1556–1598). In contrast to the predominantly neo-Roman image projected by his father, Charles I/V (r. 1516/9–1556), Philip presented himself as an Old Testament monarch in the image …
In August 1929, the Buraq Revolt began over control and access to one of the most contested and holiest sites in Palestine—the Buraq/Wailing Wall. This volatile and complicated episode marked a significant watershed moment in Mandate Palestine. The revolt fundamentally changed l…
This thesis examines the role of interaction, and how misinterpretation of actions, contributes to the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine. Conflict is defined as a competitive or opposing action of incompatibles; an antagonistic state or action (as divergent ideas, in…
My dissertation addresses the role of the late Ottoman administrative system and new social structure in provincial Palestine, and the impact of Ottoman reforms on new administrative centers in the Palestinian countryside, using the history of Tulkarm-Bani Sa`b qada' (sub-distri…
This work demonstrates dialogue's potential—when used in conjunction with other methods of conflict resolution—as an alternative solution to the use of force in instances of protracted conflicts involving armed groups. It makes the case that under certain conditions, “terrorist”…
This study investigates the use of graywater at the household level. Three areas were investigated: (1) Graywater treatment at the household level, (2) Effects of using graywater in landscape irrigation, (3) Social response of the people in the Gaza Strip, Palestine. A house was…