Colonial Capitalism and Rural Class Formation (ص 255)

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Colonial Capitalism and Rural Class Formation (ص 255)

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(Tabenkin, 1985). In fact, some writers go as far as to portray the
Kibbutz as a "civilizing mission against the barbarians” (Orchan,
1977:30}.
The Kibbutz is seen as the haven for gender equality, the only
society which is capable cf replacing patriarchal family life with
egalitarian group life (Orchan,1977; Rayman,1981;Spencer,1981). In the
Children of the Dream, Bettelheim goes into length detailing what she
sees as the strong emotionai ties within the Kibbutz families. The
whole Kibbutz in Bettelheim's view was turned into one big family
(Bettelheim,1971).
Nowhere in this literature has there been any attempt to locate
the Kibbutzim within the social and economic structure within which
they were founded. Kibbutzim did not emerge fully formed froma set
of ideals nor were they operating in a social vacuum. In fact, at
every stage cf their development the Kibbutzim were faced with both
internal structural as well as external forces. These forces have
largely influenced their structure and development.
The Kibbutz was - and still is- composed of a small community
ranging between 30 to 300 people per Kibbutz and the size of its land
between 2,000d. to 20,000d. (Kayyaii,1966:30-31). During British rule,
the Kibbutz population grew from 3,000 people in 1931 to 33,360 in
1944. Yet the ratio of the Kibbutz population to that of the Jewish
population in general remained very minimal. In 1931 the Kibbutz
population represented only 2 per cent of the total Jewish population
and 4 pez cent in 1944.(31)
Unlike the experience cf the Segerva and contrary to the impression
given by the literature, the Kibbutzim throughout the 1920s and the
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