Acknowledgments
A Note on Transcription, Transliteration, and Arab Transcription
A Note on Maps
Introduction: The Tribal Challenge, Bedouin, Jewish Settlements, and the Mandate
Part I
1. Bedouin in the War of Independence
2. Creation of the Military Regime: Nominated Sheikhs and Tribal units, 1949–1956
Part II
3. Bedouin Exit from the Negev, 1957–1960
4. The Decline of the Military Administration, 1961–1966
Part III
5. New Institutions—Old Alliances, 1967–1971
Conclusion: The Question of Functional Alliances
Epilogue
Appendix 1: Table of Consonants
Appendix 2: Bedouin Groups
Appendix 3: Persons (Bedouin)
Notes
Bibliography
Index