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The Political Marginalization of Arab Christians in the British Mandatory Period

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dc.contributor.authorMcCann, Samuelen_US
dc.contributor.editorOtto, Jonen_US
dc.contributor.editorStrachan, Kierstenen_US
dc.contributor.editorThompson, Ritaen_US
dc.contributor.editorHurd, Elizabethen_US
dc.contributor.editorCole, Emilyen_US
dc.contributor.editorSmith, Roberten_US
dc.contributor.editorMiles, Sarahen_US
dc.contributor.editorCapps, Sarahen_US
dc.contributor.editorCollins, Adrianaen_US
dc.contributor.editorDixon, Arthuren_US
dc.contributor.editorRodríguez, Moniqueen_US
dc.contributor.editorRomines, Richarden_US
dc.contributor.editorOtis, Franklinen_US
dc.contributor.editorClark, Matthewen_US
dc.contributor.sponsorFolsom, Raphaelen_US
dc.contributor.sponsorOlberding, Garreten_US
dc.contributor.sponsorGriswold, Roberten_US
dc.date.accessioned2016-11-15T21:54:51Z
dc.date.accessioned2021-04-14T15:13:15Z
dc.date.available2016-11-15T21:54:51Z
dc.date.available2021-04-14T15:13:15Z
dc.date.issued4/1/16en_US
dc.descriptionHonorable Mention for the Griswold Prize for Excellence in Undergraduate Historical Scholarshipen_US
dc.description.abstractThe Arab/Israeli conflict has been addressed as an ethnic conflict to a simple conflict over land. The use of a religious framework receives a lot of attention in the popular imagination, pitting Islam against Judaism. There are numerous problems with this paradigm, but one problem that often goes unnoticed is the erasure of Arab Christian involvement within the conflict. This erasure causes an oversight in regards to the very important contributions Christians made to the development of Arab nationalism. This oversight causes the fundamental misunderstanding that the conflict is religious and not political. A historical examination of Arab Christian involvement can break away from this paradigm. It can also develop a deeper understanding of the conflict. Focusing the analysis on the British Mandatory period, with special regard to Christian involvement in the nationalist movement, one can gain insight into the critical moments of the conflict and the necessary processes for its maturation into what it is today. However, to understand these developments, one must understand the historical movement of Arab Christians within the branch of Arab nationalism that reacted against Zionism. The British mandatory period was the critical period in determining the future scope of the conflict and the manner in which it has continued to unfold. In so doing, one will find that Arab Christians were disproportionately influential in the Palestinian nationalist movement, but their role gradually subsided as a result of increasing Islamic rhetoric, British policy, internal sectarian divisions, and Zionist political maneuvering.en_US
dc.description.undergraduateundergraduate
dc.description.urihttp://history.ou.edu/journal-2016en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11244.46/1220
dc.relation.ispartofseriesOU historical journal ; 5 (Spring 2016)en_US
dc.titleThe Political Marginalization of Arab Christians in the British Mandatory Perioden_US
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