Seikaly, Sherene,  1971- <br/><br/>
Men of capital :  scarcity and economy in mandate Palestine / 
Sherene Seikaly. 
 - 1 online resource (273 pages) :  illustrations 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-238) and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780804796729 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Palestinian Arabs--Economic conditions--20th century.<br/>World War, 1939-1945--Economic aspects--Palestine.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Palestine--Economic conditions--1917-1948.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HC415.25  / .S445 2016 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>330.95694/04