Protection amid chaos the creation of property rights in palestinian refugee camps grace elliott ma middle east studies candidate george washington university. Focusing on palestinians living in refugee camps in lebanon and jordan it shows how the first to arrive developed flexible though legitimate property rights claims based on legal knowledge retained from their homeland subsequently adapted to the restrictions of refugee life. Can studies center at michigan state university the author can be reached at monsonjispmsuedu protection amid chaos the creation of property rights in palestinian refugee camps o nadya hajj new york columbia university press 2016 pp 214 b ased on extensive fieldwork and interviews this book outlines the complex nature of property rights in pales tinian refugee camps in jordan and . Pdf on dec 6 2016 nadya hajj published protection amid chaos the creation of property rights in palestinian refugee camps find read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. Protection amid chaos follows people as they develop binding claims on assets and resources in challenging political and economic spaces focusing on palestinians living in refugee camps in lebanon and jordan it shows how the first to arrive developed flexible though legitimate property rights claims based on legal knowledge retained from their homeland subsequently adapted to the