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Protection Amid Chaos : The Creation of Property Rights in Palestinian Refugee Camps.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Columbia Studies in Middle East PoliticsPublisher: New York : Columbia University Press, 2016Copyright date: ©2017Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (233 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780231542920
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Protection Amid ChaosDDC classification:
  • 323.4/6091749274
LOC classification:
  • KMK2695.P35 H35 2017
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures, Maps, and Tables -- Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations and Translations -- Note on Arabic Transliteration -- Introduction -- 1. A Theory of Property Right Formation in Palestinian Refugee Camps -- 2. Crafting Informal Property Rights in Fawdah -- 3. Formal Property Rights in Refugee Camps in Jordan -- 4. Formal Property Rights in Refugee Camps in Lebanon -- 5. Renegotiating Property Rights in Nahr al-Bared Camp -- Conclusion -- Appendix A: Titles from NBC and Beddawi in Arabic with English Translations -- Appendix B: Research Methods -- Notes -- References -- Index.
Summary: Protection Amid Chaos follows Palestinians living in refugee camps in Lebanon and Jordan as they develop binding claims on assets and resources in challenging spaces. Nadya Hajj shows how they adapt flexible though legitimate property rights claims based on legal knowledge retained from their homeland to the restrictions of refugee life.
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Intro -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures, Maps, and Tables -- Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations and Translations -- Note on Arabic Transliteration -- Introduction -- 1. A Theory of Property Right Formation in Palestinian Refugee Camps -- 2. Crafting Informal Property Rights in Fawdah -- 3. Formal Property Rights in Refugee Camps in Jordan -- 4. Formal Property Rights in Refugee Camps in Lebanon -- 5. Renegotiating Property Rights in Nahr al-Bared Camp -- Conclusion -- Appendix A: Titles from NBC and Beddawi in Arabic with English Translations -- Appendix B: Research Methods -- Notes -- References -- Index.

Protection Amid Chaos follows Palestinians living in refugee camps in Lebanon and Jordan as they develop binding claims on assets and resources in challenging spaces. Nadya Hajj shows how they adapt flexible though legitimate property rights claims based on legal knowledge retained from their homeland to the restrictions of refugee life.

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