Adel Manna
Encyclopedia
Dr. Adel Manna is a historian
specializing in Palestine
in the Ottoman period. He is the director of the Academic Institute for Arab Teacher Training at Beit Berl
College, and the former head of the Department for Arab Society in Israel at the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute
.
Historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...
specializing in Palestine
Palestine
Palestine is a conventional name, among others, used to describe the geographic region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River, and various adjoining lands....
in the Ottoman period. He is the director of the Academic Institute for Arab Teacher Training at Beit Berl
Beit Berl
Beit Berl is a village and the largest academic college in Israel in number of students and the range of programs it offers. Located on the outskirts of Kfar Sava, it falls under the jurisdiction of Drom HaSharon Regional Council...
College, and the former head of the Department for Arab Society in Israel at the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute
Van Leer Jerusalem Institute
The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute is an academic institute in Jerusalem established in 1959 by the Van Leer family of the Netherlands.The Van Leer Institute is a center for the interdisciplinary study and discussion of issues related to philosophy, society, culture and education...
.
Works
- The Notables of Palestine at the End of the Ottoman Period, 1800-1918 (1995)
- History of Palestine During the Late Ottoman Period, 1700-1918 (1999)
- Society and Administration in Jerusalem during the Middle Ottoman Period (2008)