Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Tables, Figures and Photos ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Introduction 1
6. 1. What is Mizrahanut ? A Methodological Introduction 17
7. 2. The Jew Underneath the Arab’s Mask: The Experience of the Orient in the Prestate Period 33
8. 3. The Field of Orientalist Expertise before 1948 62
9. 4. The Struggle over Jurisdiction, 1948–1953 94
10. 5. The Discourse about the Arab Village 152
11. 6. Military Intelligence and Middle Eastern Studies 185
12. Conclusion 237
13. Appendix: The Main Groups of Experts Listed in the Text 245
14. Notes 249
15. Bibliography 293
16. Index 313