Police Encounters : Security and Surveillance in Gaza under Egyptian Rule.
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- 9780804795371
- 363.2/3209531
- HV8242
Intro -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Note on Transliteration -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Security Society in Gaza -- 1. Cultivating Suspicion and Participation -- 2. Uses of Surveillance and Informing -- 3. Reputation, Investigation, and Criminal Interdiction -- 4. Managing Protest and Public Life -- 5. Peacekeeping and International Community -- Conclusion: The Policing Imperative -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
A study of policing and security practices in the Gaza Strip during the period of Egyptian rule (1948-67), Police Encounters explores the complicated effects on Gazans of an extensive security apparatus guided by intersecting concerns about national interest, social propriety, and everyday illegality.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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