Joseph Ginat, formerly Chairman of the Jewish-Arab Center at the University of Haifa, and a former Director of the Israeli Academic Center in Cairo, is currently working with the Egyptian scholar Maha El-Rashidi on methods of conflict resolution.

"The case studies are interesting and illuminating. They add an important empirical dimension to the general theoretical discussion of conflict resolution." -- Middle Eastern Studies

• Part 1 Bedouin and rural Arabs in transition: collective responsibility; Bedouin and rural Arabs in transition; blood disputes and the law. Part 2 Murder and revenge: killer and victim from different co-liable groups; killer and victim from same co-liable group; factors affecting revenge or settlement; political assassination. Part 3 Role of the mediator: Bedouin of the Negev and of the Galilee; Arab villages in the Galilee and in the triangle; social exchange; interactive comparison; the anthropologist/mediator. Part 4 The outcast: the traditional 'Tashmis'; Bedouin in transition; deterioration in co-liable group cohesiveness; changes in ideology and group structure. Part 5 Family honour: honour and shame; accident or murder? surviving offenders; code of chastity. Concluding remarks. Appendix: fieldwork and informants.