xiv, 217 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index
1. Palestinian nationalism -- the West Bank dimension -- and overview -- 2. The evolution of Arab municipal government and mayors' politics under Ottoman, British, and Jordanian regimes -- 3. The social fabric, political participation, and municipal activities under Jordanian rule -- 4. Israeli policies, west bank mayors, and municipal government -- 5. Political activities of Arab mayors under Israeli rule, 1967-1973 -- 6. The PLO versus the west bank population and mayors, 1967-1976 -- 7. The 1976 elections and the ascendancy of the nationalist mayors in the West Bank -- 8. The West Bank mayors and the Palestinian national community under the Israeli Likud government -- 9. The policies of Begin and Sharon and Israeli-Palestinian relations