Colonial Land Policies in Palestine 1917-1936

by Martin Bunton

In this book, Martin Bunton focuses on the way in which the Palestine Mandate was part of a broader British imperial administration - a fact often masked by Jewish immigration and land purchase in Palestine. His meticulous research reveals clear links to colonial practice in India, Sudan, and Cyprus amongst other places. He argues that land officials' views on sound land management were derived from their own experiences of rural England, and that...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199211086
• ISBN13: 9780199211081
• Release Date: May 2007
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"