The Dispossession of the Peasantry (ص 307)

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The Dispossession of the Peasantry (ص 307)

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its citizenship and of those who came under occupation as a result of the 1967 war.
The continued expropriation of land after 1948 is made easier by expropriators
having control of the state and illustrates both the continued impact on the
Palestinian Arabs and the colonial nature of Israel.
The third manner of dispossession was associated with the commoditization
of land and the spread of market relations in the country. However, this
commoditization was closely related to the acquisition of land by European settlers
in conjunction with government policies and the nature and changes in land tenure.
In turn, the spread of market relations and the impact of government policies
provided favorable conditions for further dispossession of small peasants by
European settlers and Arab large landowners, merchants, moneylenders, and other
better-off individuals in rural and urban areas. The main developments in rural
areas and the factors acting on the process of differentiation and dispossession are
presented next.
In the 1850s to 1914 period, there was substantial economic growth in
Palestine as indicated by the growth in the three sectors of the economy and by
population growth. The agricultural branch was able to produce a substantial
surplus of cereals and cash crops for export. However, besides the increased use of
irrigation and wage labor (primarily seasonal), there were no changes in the
techniques of production or, more importantly, any noticeable changes in the
relations of production.
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