The Bedouin in the Negev region have undergone a remarkable change of life style in the course of the 20th century: within a few generations they changed from being nomads to an almost sedentary and highly educated population. The author, who is a Bedouin himself and has worked in the Israeli Ministry of Education and Culture as Superintendent of the Bedouin Educational Schools in the Negev for many years, offers the first in-depth study of the development of Bedouin society, using the educational system as his focus.
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Preface
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Ottoman Education
- Appendix I: Speech of Ekrem Bey to Negev Bedouin Sheikhs
- Appendix II: Beersheba’s Governors (Qaimaqams)
Chapter 3. Bedouin under British Mandate
- Appendix I: Tribal Court Judges in 1931
- Appendix II: Palestine Gendarmerie Members in 1933
Chapter 4. Education during British Mandate
- Appendix I: Beersheba Governors
- Appendix II: High Commissioners of Palestine
Chapter 5. Negev Bedouin Education: 1948–1998
- Appendix I: List of Bedouin Schools and Principals in 1997/98
Chapter 6. Negev Clans and Tribes: Sheikhs and Notables
Chapter 7. Bedouin Education in Arab Countries
References
Index
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Aref Abu-Rabia teaches in the Department of Middle East Studies at the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.