Britain's Moment in Palestine: Retrospect and Perspectives, 1917-1948

by Michael J. Cohen

In 1917, the British issued the Balfour Declaration for military and strategic reasons. This book analyses why and how the British took on the Palestine Mandate. It explores how their interests and policies changed during its course and why they evacuated the country in 1948.

During the first decade of the Mandate the British enjoyed an influx of Jewish capital mobilized by the Zionists which enabled them not only to fund the administration...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138193887
• ISBN13: 9781138193888
• Release Date: December 2015
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 548 Pages
• Weight: 1.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"