European Cultural Diplomacy and Arab Christians in Palestine, 1918–1948: Between Contention and Connection

Introduction - Karène Sanchez Summerer and Sary Zananiri -- Part I Turning the Tables? Arab Appropriation and Production of Cultural Diplomacy -- Introduction: Indigenising cultural diplomacy? - Sarah Irving -- Orthodox Clubs and Associations: Cultural, Educational and Religious Networks Between Palestine and Jordan, 1925-1970 - Norig Neveu -- Palestinian Translators and Intellectuals during Ottoman and Mandatory Palestine: Russian Language in the Experiences of Khalil Baydas and Najati Sidqi - Sadia Agsous -- Sound Power: Musical Diplomacy Within the Franciscan Custody in Mandate Jerusalem - Maria Chiara Rioli and Riccardo Castagnetti -- The Melkite Community, Educational Policy and French Cultural Diplomacy: Archbishop Grigorios Hajjar and Mandatory Galilee - Charbel Nassif -- Cultural Diplomacy in Mandatory Haifa: The Role of Christian Communities in the City's Cultural Transformation - Maayan Hillel -- Part II Showing and Telling: Cultural and Historical Entanglements under the Mandate -- Introduction: Arab Virtù and the Philosophy of History: Excavating, Exhibiting and Cultural Diplomacy in the Palestine Mandate - Philippe Bourmaud -- Palestinian Christians in the Mandate Department of Antiquities: Historical and Archaeological Narratives in a Colonial Space - Sarah Irving -- Between Diplomacy and Science: British Mandate Palestine and its International Network of Archaeological Organisations, 1918-1938 - Mathilde Sigalas -- Competition in the Cultural Sector: Handicrafts and the Rise of the Trade Fair in British Mandate Palestine - Nisa Ari -- Part III Influencing the Other: European Private and Governmental Actors -- Introduction: European Soft Power and Christian Cultures at the Crossroads in Mandate Palestine - Heather J. Sharkey -- Between Athens and Al Quds: The Greek Community in Late Ottoman and Mandate Jerusalem - Konstantinos Papastathis -- Russia and Orthodoxy in Palestine, 1900-1930s: Diplomacy, Institutions, Personalities - Lora Gerd -- Continuities and Discontinuities in the Austrian Catholic Orient Mission to Palestine, 1915–1938 - Barbara Haider-Wilson -- A Coherent Inconsistency: Italian Cultural Diplomacy in Palestine, 1918-1936 - Roberto Mazza -- The International Centre for the Protection of Catholic Interests in Palestine and the Latin Patriarchate's Cultural Diplomacy in the British Mandate Period - Paolo Maggiolini -- A "Significant Swedish Outpost":The Swedish School and Arab Christians in Jerusalem, 1920-1930 - Inger Marie Okkenhaug -- French Cultural Efforts Towards Jerusalem's Arab Population in Late British Mandate Palestine - Dominique Trimbur -- Conclusion: Cultural Affiliations and Identity Constructs during the British Mandate for Palestine - Tamara van Kessel -- Epilogue: Secularist Networks, Cultural Institutions and Cultural Diplomacy in the Levantine Mandates - Idir Ouahes.

Introduction -- Karène Sanchez Summerer and Sary Zananiri -- Part I Turning the Tables? Arab Appropriation and Production of Cultural Diplomacy -- Introduction: Indigenising cultural diplomacy? -- Sarah Irving -- Orthodox Clubs and Associations: Cultural, Educational and Religious Networks Between Palestine and Jordan, 1925-1970 -- Norig Neveu -- Palestinian Translators and Intellectuals during Ottoman and Mandatory Palestine: Russian Language in the Experiences of Khalil Baydas and Najati Sidqi -- Sadia Agsous -- Sound Power: Musical Diplomacy Within the Franciscan Custody in Mandate Jerusalem -- Maria Chiara Rioli and Riccardo Castagnetti -- The Melkite Community, Educational Policy and French Cultural Diplomacy: Archbishop Grigorios Hajjar and Mandatory Galilee -- Charbel Nassif -- Cultural Diplomacy in Mandatory Haifa: The Role of Christian Communities in the City's Cultural Transformation -- Maayan Hillel -- Part II Showing and Telling: Cultural and Historical Entanglements under the Mandate -- Introduction: Arab Virtù and the Philosophy of History: Excavating, Exhibiting and Cultural Diplomacy in the Palestine Mandate -- Philippe Bourmaud -- Palestinian Christians in the Mandate Department of Antiquities: Historical and Archaeological Narratives in a Colonial Space -- Sarah Irving -- Between Diplomacy and Science: British Mandate Palestine and its International Network of Archaeological Organisations, 1918-1938 -- Mathilde Sigalas -- Competition in the Cultural Sector: Handicrafts and the Rise of the Trade Fair in British Mandate Palestine -- Nisa Ari -- Part III Influencing the Other: European Private and Governmental Actors -- Introduction: European Soft Power and Christian Cultures at the Crossroads in Mandate Palestine -- Heather J. Sharkey -- Between Athens and Al Quds: The Greek Community in Late Ottoman and Mandate Jerusalem -- Konstantinos Papastathis -- Russia and Orthodoxy in Palestine, 1900-1930s: Diplomacy, Institutions, Personalities -- Lora Gerd -- Continuities and Discontinuities in the Austrian Catholic Orient Mission to Palestine, 1915-1938 -- Barbara Haider-Wilson -- A Coherent Inconsistency: Italian Cultural Diplomacy in Palestine, 1918-1936 -- Roberto Mazza -- The International Centre for the Protection of Catholic Interests in Palestine and the Latin Patriarchate's Cultural Diplomacy in the British Mandate Period -- Paolo Maggiolini -- A "Significant Swedish Outpost":The Swedish School and Arab Christians in Jerusalem, 1920-1930 -- Inger Marie Okkenhaug -- French Cultural Efforts Towards Jerusalem's Arab Population in Late British Mandate Palestine -- Dominique Trimbur -- Conclusion: Cultural Affiliations and Identity Constructs during the British Mandate for Palestine -- Tamara van Kessel -- Epilogue: Secularist Networks, Cultural Institutions and Cultural Diplomacy in the Levantine Mandates -- Idir Ouahes.

Intro -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Introduction -- Genesis of a Project -- The Power of a Cultural Paradigm for British Mandate Palestine and Christian Communities -- Precedents -- Looking at Cultural Diplomacy in a Proto-National Setting: Towards an Integrative Approach -- Overview of the Book -- Speaking to the Silences? -- Bibliography -- Turning the Tables? Arab Appropriation and Production of Cultural Diplomacy -- Introduction Part I Indigenising Cultural Diplomacy? -- Bibliography -- Orthodox Clubs and Associations: Cultural, Educational and Religious Networks Between Palestine and Transjordan, 1925-1950 -- Orthodox Laity in the Emirate of Transjordan: Developing Diplomatic Ties in a Political Sphere in Reconfiguration -- Orthodox Laity During the Interwar Period: Regional Networks and Circulations -- Claims for Cultural and Educational Facilities in the New Capital -- Orthodox Laity and the Mandate Representative: Creating Political Ties -- The Orthodox Notables in Transjordan and the Development of the Arab Orthodox Nahda Association -- The Foundation of the Arab Orthodox Nahda Association: A Palestinian Connection? -- The Arab Orthodox Nahda Association: Creating a Communal Urban Presence -- Migration and Regional Circulation: Expanding the Arab Orthodox Imprint in Amman -- The 1940s and the Change of Diplomatic Paradigm -- From Sunday School to the Educational Association -- Sporting and Cultural Associations: Family Networks and Know-How -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- The Making Stage of the Modern Palestinian Arabic Novel in the Experiences of the udabāʾ Khalīl Baydas (1874-1949) and Iskandar al-Khūri al-BeitJāli (1890-1973) -- A Cultural Life Before Its Destruction -- Literature, Nahda and Russian Schools in Palestine.