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Book · 2024 · Political Science

Mayors in the Middle

Indirect Rule and Local Government in Occupied Palestine

by Diana B. Greenwald · Recommended by 1 person on 1 podcast

Why people recommend it

Mayors in the Middle by Diana B. Greenwald is a political science study that investigates the mechanisms of indirect governance and control within Palestinian territories. During his final reading suggestions on The Ezra Klein Show, Shibley Telhami recommended the work for its insightful approach. Telhami explained that the publication brilliantly illustrates the administrative and structural realities of indirect Israeli control. By focusing on municipal leadership and local governance, the author provides a compelling framework that helps bring home to readers why the situation functions as a single state reality, deepening public understanding of the intricate political dynamics on the ground.

Who recommended it

Shibley Telhami — 1 mention
Recommended
“The first book is by Diana Greenwald, "Mayors in the Middle," which is really about the indirect Israeli control of Palestinian territories. And she does that in a brilliant way, in a way that kind of brings home why it is a one state reality.”

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