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The Balfour Declaration: The Origins of the Arab-Israeli Conflict
Jonathan Schneer
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Paperback. Drawing on new research, The Balfour Declaration gets to the heart of the present crisis in the Middle East by going back to the roots of the conflict in a British government communication of autumn of 1917. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FB; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBJF1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 384. The Origins of the Arab-Israeli Conflict. 464 pages, Illustrations, ports. Drawing on new research, The Balfour Declaration gets to the heart of the present crisis in the Middle East by going back to the roots of the conflict in a British government communication of autumn of 1917. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FB; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBJF1; HBLW. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 32. Weight: 330.
In the middle of the First World War, the British War Cabinet approved and issued a statement in the form of a letter that encouraged the settlement of the Jewish people in Palestine. Signed by the Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour, the Balfour Declaration remains one of the most important documents of the last hundred years.
Jonathan Schneer explores the story behind the declaration and its unforeseen consequences that have shaped the modern world, placing it in context paying attention to the fascinating characters who conceived, opposed and plotted around it - among them Lloyd George, Lord Rothschild, T.E. Lawrence, ... Read more
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Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
472
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781408809709
SKU
V9781408809709
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About Jonathan Schneer
Jonathan Schneer was born in New York City. He earned his BA from McGill University and his PhD from Columbia University. He has taught at Boston College and Yale University and is currently the professor of modern British history at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He has held numerous fellowships in the US and UK and is the author of ... Read more
Reviews for The Balfour Declaration: The Origins of the Arab-Israeli Conflict
'Splendid ... A marvellously well-researched, balanced, and clear-sighted guide to this hideously controversial territory'
Dominic Sandbrook, Evening Standard
'Jonathan Schneer's lively new account is very much a tale for our times ... his book is interspersed with delightful vignettes'
David Cesarini, Literary Review
‘Why did Britain offer the Jews a home in Palestine? Had they not ... Read more
Dominic Sandbrook, Evening Standard
'Jonathan Schneer's lively new account is very much a tale for our times ... his book is interspersed with delightful vignettes'
David Cesarini, Literary Review
‘Why did Britain offer the Jews a home in Palestine? Had they not ... Read more