Format:
1 online resource (277 pages)
ISBN:
9781611683882
Series Statement:
The Schusterman Series in Israel Studies
Content:
A fascinating look at the end of British rule in Palestine, through the eyes of its final high commissioner.
Content:
Intro -- Title Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Abbreviations and Terms -- Prologue: On the Road to Jerusalem -- Part I | A Political Process as Though There Is NoTerrorism: November 1945-December 1946 -- 1 | The Only Chance for Palestine Is Partition -- 2 | Toward a Clash with the Yishuv -- 3 | Saving the Jews from Themselves: Operation Agatha -- 4 | A State First, Immigration Later -- Part II | To Fight Terrorismas Though There Is No Political Process: July 1946-August 1947 -- 5 | "The King David Hotel Crime" -- 6 | The High Commissioner's "Conciliation Policy" -- 7 | Martial Law -- Epilogue -- Bibliography -- Index.
Note:
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781611683875
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9781611683875
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=1093549
