34 min
Sherene Seikaly on Economic Thought in British Mandate Palestine Who Makes Cents?: A History of Capitalism Podcast
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- History
Historian Sherene Seikaly uncovered a group of elite
Palestinian men in 1930s and 1940s who articulated a national
economic vision for Palestine before the founding of
Israel. Listen to learn more about how debates about Palestinian
independence from British rule hinged on pan-Arab ideas about
class, trade, and profit during these decades in a story
that moves beyond our contemporary understanding of Israel and
Palestine.
Historian Sherene Seikaly uncovered a group of elite
Palestinian men in 1930s and 1940s who articulated a national
economic vision for Palestine before the founding of
Israel. Listen to learn more about how debates about Palestinian
independence from British rule hinged on pan-Arab ideas about
class, trade, and profit during these decades in a story
that moves beyond our contemporary understanding of Israel and
Palestine.
34 min