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Auteur(s) : Cohen, Michael Joseph (1940-....)
Titre(s) : Britain's moment in Palestine [Texte imprimé] : retrospect and perspectives, 1917-48 / Michael J. Cohen
Publication : Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2014
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (xvi, 518 p.) ; 24 cm
Collection : Israeli history, politics and society ; 55
Lien à la collection : Cass series in Israeli history, politics and society
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references and index
"This book provides a comprehensive analysis of British policies in Palestine during
the 28 years for which it held the League of Nations Mandate. It examines how and
why they conquered Palestine, their relations with Arabs and Jews and why they left
in a hurry in 1948" ; "Analysing why, and how, the British took on the Palestine Mandate;
this book explores how their interests and policies changed during its course, and
why they left. Issuing the Balfour Declaration in 1917 for military and strategic
reasons, the first decade of the Mandate saw an influx of Jewish capital mobilized
by the Zionists which enabled the British to fund not only the administration of Palestine,
but also her imperial projects there. In the mid-1930s, as the clouds of World War
Two gathered, Britain's commitment to Zionism was superseded by the need to secure
her strategic assets in the Middle East and consequently her policy turned to favour
the Arabs. The post war period saw Britain abandon any attempts to impose a settlement
in Palestine that would be acceptable to the Arab States and the government referred
Palestine to the United Nations, without recommendations, leaving the antagonists
to settle their conflict on the battlefield. Based on archival sources and the most
up-to-date scholarly research, this comprehensive history is a must-read for anyone
with an interest in Israel, and the Middle East in general"
Sujet(s) : Politique et gouvernement -- Palestine -- 1900-1945
Relations extérieures -- Grande-Bretagne -- Palestine -- 1900-1945
Relations extérieures -- Palestine -- Grande-Bretagne -- 1900-1945
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780415729857 (hardback). - ISBN 0415729858 (hardback). - ISBN 9781315850757
(erroné) (e-book). - ISBN 1315850753 (erroné) (e-book)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb43850576x
Notice n° :
FRBNF43850576
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