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

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

The right to own property is something we generally take for granted. For refugees living in camps, in some cases for as long as generations, the link between citizenship and property ownership becomes strained. How do refugees protect these assets and preserve communal ties? How do they maintain a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hajj, Nadya
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, 2016.
Series:Columbia studies in Middle East politics.
Subjects:
Refugee property, Palestinian > Jordan.
Refugee property, Palestinian > Lebanon.
Right of property > Jordan.
Right of property > Lebanon.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Economy.
Refugee property, Palestinian
Right of property
Jordan
Lebanon
Claims
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Table of 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.

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