Acknowledgements
Aims and Scope
Part I
The Leadership Crisis of the Palestinian National Movement, 1937–1963:
The Decline from Power of Mufti Haj Amin Al-Husayni
- En Route to a Crisis of Leadership: The 1930s through World War II
- Return of the Mufti and Increased Arab Involvement in the Filastin Issue
- The All-Palestine Government, September 1948: Historical Failure of Leadership or Default Option?
- The Palestinians in the Absence of Leadership, 1949–1963
Part II
National Revival:
The 1950s as the Formative Years of the New Palestinian National Movement
- The Nakba Generation
- The "Sons of the Nakba" Generation: Emergent Leadership of the New Palestinian National Movement
- Manifestations of the Palestinian National Awakening: The Arab Nationalists Movement, Fatah, the Ba'th Party, and the General Union of Palestinian Students
- The Palestinians of the Gaza Strip under the Egyptian Government
Part III
The West Bank Palestinians under Hashemite Rule:
The "Palestinization" Process in the Shadow of Egyptian Subversion and Influence
- The Palestinians under the Hashemite Regime
- First Crisis: Aftermath of the IDF Raid on Qibya
- Second Crisis: In the Shadow of Egyptian Subversion – December 1955–April 1957
- The Crisis of April 1963: West Bank Palestinians and the Revival of a Palestinian Entity
- The Palestinians of Jordan, 1965–1966: Between Shuqayri, Husayn, and the Emergence of Fatah
- The Crisis of November 1966: The Aftermath of the IDF Raid on Samu'
Part IV
Ahmad al-Shuqayri: Between the Arab Hammer and Palestinian Anvil, 1964–1967
A Predictable Failure of Leadership and the Peak of a Leadership Crisis
- Ahmad al-Shuqayri's Path to PLO Leadership
- The Struggle over Leadership of the PLO: Emergence of Fatah and Decline in Shuqayri's Status, 1965-1966
- The Leadership Crisis Escalates: June 1966–May 1967
- Shuqayri: The End of the Road – June–December 1967
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
