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Britain and Jordan: Imperial Strategy, King Abdullah I and the Zionist Movement
Tancred Bradshaw
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Description for Britain and Jordan: Imperial Strategy, King Abdullah I and the Zionist Movement
Hardback. Using a wide range of primary sources which have previously been largely ignored, 'Britain and Jordan' offers an essential re-examination of the relationships which were to shape the Middle East as it is today. Num Pages: 320 pages, 10 integrated bw illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FBJ; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 145 x 29. Weight in Grams: 504.
In the wake of the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948, it has often been alleged, King Abdullah I of Jordan and the Zionist movements colluded to partition Mandate Palestine between them, while Great Britain, the retreating imperial power, gave them tacit approval to do so. Here, Tancred Bradshaw challenges these allegations, looking at the complex and often strained relations between the emerging states of Jordan, Israel and the at first hegemonic, and then crumbling, British Empire. Using a wide range of primary sources which have previously been largely ignored, 'Britain and Jordan' offers an essential re-examination of ... Read more
In the wake of the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948, it has often been alleged, King Abdullah I of Jordan and the Zionist movements colluded to partition Mandate Palestine between them, while Great Britain, the retreating imperial power, gave them tacit approval to do so. Here, Tancred Bradshaw challenges these allegations, looking at the complex and often strained relations between the emerging states of Jordan, Israel and the at first hegemonic, and then crumbling, British Empire. Using a wide range of primary sources which have previously been largely ignored, 'Britain and Jordan' offers an essential re-examination of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848853102
SKU
V9781848853102
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About Tancred Bradshaw
Tancred Bradshaw received his PhD from SOAS, and has since taught at Birkbeck College, University of London, City University and Florida State University.
Reviews for Britain and Jordan: Imperial Strategy, King Abdullah I and the Zionist Movement
'Tancred Bradshaw's original work resurrects King Abdullah of Jordan as a canny negotiator in the Middle East maelstrom. An unusual and interesting book.' Colin Shindler, Professor of Israeli Studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, and author of Land Beyond Promise and Ploughshares into Swords (both I.B.Tauris) 'Tancred Bradshaw's Britain and Jordan offers ... Read more