Reading Palestine: Printing and Literacy, 1900-1948

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Reading Palestine Printing and Literacy, 1900–1948  Ami Ayalon u n i v e r s i t y o f t e x a s p r e s s a u s t i n















































Copyright © 2004 by the University of Texas Press All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America First edition, 2004 Requests for permission to reproduce material from this work should be sent to Permissions, University of Texas Press, P.O. Box 7819, Austin, TX 78713–7819. 䊊 ⬁ The paper used in this book meets the minimum requirements of ansi/niso z39.48–1992 (r1997) (Permanence of Paper). Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Ayalon, Ami. Reading Palestine : printing and literacy, 1900–1948 / Ami Ayalon.— 1st ed. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 0-292-70579-4 (cloth : alk. paper) — isbn 0-292-70593-x (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Reading—Palestine—History—20th century. 2. Literacy—Palestine—History— 20th century. I. Title. lb1050.a93 2004 302.2⬘244⬘094694—dc22 2004005733  To Bernard Lewis And to the memory of Charles Issawi Two masters, two friends  ...