Includes bibliographical references (pages 459-474) and index
1. Napoleon's Invasion of Palestine, 1799 -- 2. Nineteenth-Century Palestine: The Land and Its People -- 3. Hasidic Immigration of Eretz Israel, 1777-1807 -- 4. Perushim Settle in Safed, 1808-1812 -- 5. The Plague Years and the Jewish Community of Jerusalem 1812-1815 -- 6. Friction and Factionalism, 1815-1825 -- 7. English and American Missionaries in Palestine, 1820-1829 -- 8. Jewish Activities in the Four Holy Cities, 1825-1830 -- 9. The Egyptian Occupation of Palestine, 1831-1840 -- 10. Jewish Immigrants and Their Initiatives in the 1830s -- 11. Organizing the Jewish Community and Building the Hurva Synagogue, 1834-1838 -- 12. Pilgrims, Travelers, and Explorers -- 13. Missionary Activities in the 1830s -- 14. The British Consulate in Jerusalem, 1839-1840 -- 15. Montefiore's Second Trip to Eretz Israel, 1839 -- 16. The End of Egypt's Occupation of Palestine, 1840