Khalil Shokeh (Bethlehem historian) discussing Ottoman period and World War I
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Title
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Khalil Shokeh (Bethlehem historian) discussing Ottoman period and World War I
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Description
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POOR QUALITY AUDIO. Khalil Shokeh (Bethlehemite historian) interviewed by Marwa Sobeh. He discusses the following: Bethlehem changed during the late Ottoman period to become almost a city due to urban expansion and the influx of tourism that came from around the world, as well as the establishment of local organisations; farmers used to work with the Ottoman soldiers to sell their produce; local people had to communicate with the Ottoman authorities for the collection of taxes; Ottomans exploited the bad relations between Beit Jala and Bethlehem for their own benefit but sometimes they also had to intervene in disputes between them; overall there was exploitation on both sides between the Ottoman authorities and the local residents of Bethlehem.
Original audio: CD. Transcript: summary. In the original collection at Bethlehem University this CD was categorised as File 1 of Box 1.
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Identifier
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pb_bu_wwi_7265366
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Subject
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Bethlehem
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Palestine
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Palestinian Diaspora
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Ottoman Empire and World War I collection
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World War I in Bethlehem
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Bethlehem oral history
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Ottoman Empire in Bethlehem
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Locust plague 1915
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Bethlehem University
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License
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CC BY 4.0
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Type
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Digital reproduction of CD and handwritten transcript
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Source
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Bethlehem University
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Language
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Arabic
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Spatial Coverage
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31.7160165/ 35.1783942
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Rights Holder
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Bethlehem University
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Date (approximate)
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c.1992-2008
