The Palestinian Authority in the West Bank : The Theatrics of Woeful Statecraft.

Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Prelude -- Note -- Acknowledgments -- 1 The theatrics of the 'state': An introduction -- From a 'missing' state to the 'theatrical' state -- Theorizing the theater -- Ethnography of the 'theater of statecraft' -- The 'missing' case of the Gaza Strip -- Book outline -- Notes -- 2 Palestine and the 'global' imperative of state-building -- How Europe's role in the theatrical machinery came to be -- The EU and its theatrical performance -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 3 The Palestinian Authority and its 'anxious' functionaries -- The Palestinian Authority: A material presence -- Palestinian Authority functionaries and their 'unconvinced' performance -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 4 Operating in the shadow of the 'state': The case of civil society organizations -- NGOs in a stateless context -- The making of the NGO industry in the oPt: A historical overview -- NGO officials and their 'anxious' performance -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 5 The 'state' and its unwilling 'subjects' -- The PA and its stately authoritarianism: An overview -- PA's authoritarian statecraft and its discontents -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 6 Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.

The Palestinian Authority in the West Bank explores the manner in which the Palestinian Authority's performative acts affect and shape the lives and subjective identities of those in its vicinity in the occupied West Bank.

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