Contemporary state discourse and historical pastoral spatiality: Contradictions in the land conflict between the Israeli Bedouin and the State

Avinoam Meir

doi:10.1080/01419870801918755

Contemporary state discourse and historical pastoral spatiality: Contradictions in the land conflict between the Israeli Bedouin and the State

Avinoam Meir

Department of Environmental, Geoinformatics and Urban Planning Sciences

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Abstract

Israeli State discourse of Bedouin land, as State-land, manifested in court litigations, planning practices and development policies, is anchored in the mawat category of the 1858 Othman Land Law. It is refuted when confronted with Bedouin spatiality in the nineteenth century in terms of farming, settlements and land ownership. This alternative discourse may serve the Bedouin as a tool for struggle in the land conflict. It carries a potential for reducing the tension between them and the State.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	823-843
Number of pages	21
Journal	Ethnic and Racial Studies
Volume	32
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/01419870801918755
State	Published - 1 Jun 2009

Keywords

Bedouin
Bedouin spatiality
Land-ownership conflict
Mawat land
Othman Empire
State discourse

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Cultural Studies
Anthropology
Sociology and Political Science

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Contemporary state discourse and historical pastoral spatiality: Contradictions in the land conflict between the Israeli Bedouin and the State

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