Governing Gaza: Bureaucracy, Authority, and the Work of Rule, 1917-1967

Book by Ilana Feldman traces the history of governance in Gaza under the British Mandate and Egyptian administration from 1917 to 1967, examining how successive occupying powers managed Gaza's population through bureaucratic institutions, police, and welfare organizations. Feldman shows how Gaza's residents engaged, resisted, and negotiated with these authorities, developing a political culture shaped by decades of external rule before the Israeli occupation began. An essential historical resource for researchers and students studying Gaza's pre-1967 history, the British Mandate and Egyptian administration, and the political culture of Gaza before Israeli occupation began.