Book by Ilana Feldman examines how Egyptian authorities policed Gaza from 1948 to 1967, analyzing the practices of surveillance, population management, and security enforcement in the refugee-dense territory. Feldman draws on extensive archival research to document how Gazan Palestinians navigated and contested Egyptian authority, tracing how governance under occupation shaped Palestinian political consciousness in the years between the 1948 Nakba and the Israeli occupation. Recommended for historians and researchers working on the social history of Gaza from 1948 to 1967, the development of Palestinian political consciousness under Egyptian rule, and the role of police and surveillance in shaping refugee community life.
