Description
| Product ID: | 9781786632487 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The Balfour Declaration |
| Subtitle: | Empire, the Mandate and Resistance in Palestine |
| Authors: | Author: Bernard Regan |
| Page Count: | 288 |
| Subjects: | Middle Eastern history, Middle Eastern history, History, Social groups: religious groups and communities, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, Jewish studies, Israel, Palestine, c 1914 to c 1918 (including WW1) |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating A new history of the letter that changed the history of the Middle East The true history of the imperial deal that transformed the Middle East and sealed the fate of Palestine On 2 November 1917, the British government, represented by Foreign Minister Arthur Balfour, declared it was in favour of “the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people.” This short note would become one of the most controversial documents of modern history. Offering new insights into the imperial rivalries between Britain, Germany and the Ottomans, Regan exposes British policy in the region as part of a larger geopolitical game. He charts the debates within the British government, the Zionist movement, and the Palestinian groups struggling for selfdetermination. The after-effects of these events are still felt today. |
| Imprint Name: | Verso Books |
| Publisher Name: | Verso Books |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2018-10-30 |
