Men of capital : scarcity and economy in mandate Palestine /
Seikaly, Sherene, 1971-
Men of capital : scarcity and economy in mandate Palestine / Sherene Seikaly. - 1 online resource (273 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-238) and index.
Introduction : the politics of basic needs -- Men of capital : making money, making nation -- Women of thrift : domesticity and home economics -- A nutritional economy : the calorie, development, and war -- A public good : Palestinian businessmen and World War II -- The vegetable racket : scarcity and the cost of living -- Conclusion : postwar austerity and the discipline of detail.
9780804796729
Palestinian Arabs--Economic conditions--20th century.
World War, 1939-1945--Economic aspects--Palestine.
Palestine--Economic conditions--1917-1948.
Electronic books.
HC415.25 / .S445 2016
330.95694/04
Men of capital : scarcity and economy in mandate Palestine / Sherene Seikaly. - 1 online resource (273 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-238) and index.
Introduction : the politics of basic needs -- Men of capital : making money, making nation -- Women of thrift : domesticity and home economics -- A nutritional economy : the calorie, development, and war -- A public good : Palestinian businessmen and World War II -- The vegetable racket : scarcity and the cost of living -- Conclusion : postwar austerity and the discipline of detail.
9780804796729
Palestinian Arabs--Economic conditions--20th century.
World War, 1939-1945--Economic aspects--Palestine.
Palestine--Economic conditions--1917-1948.
Electronic books.
HC415.25 / .S445 2016
330.95694/04