Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Note on transliteration xiii
5. 1 Introduction. Government practice and the place of Gaza 1
6. Part one. Producing Bureaucratic Authority
7. 2 Ruling files 31
8. 3 On being a civil servant 63
9. 4 Civil service competence and the course of a career 91
10. Part two. Tactical Practice and Government Work
11. 5 Service in crisis 123
12. 6 Servicing everyday life 155
13. 7 Community services and formations of civic life 189
14. 8 Conclusion. Gaza and an anthropology of government 219
15. Notes 237
16. Bibliography 297
17. Index 313