Gardner Thompson

Legacy of Empire

Britain, Zionism and the Creation of Israel

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Highly readable and compelling account of British colonial policy in Palestine and its role in the creation of Israel. New updated edition now available in paperback.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Saqi Books
• New edition
• Seitenzahl: 368
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. August 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 195mm x 125mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 335g
• ISBN-13: 9780863564826
• ISBN-10: 0863564828
• Artikelnr.: 62389558

Autorenporträt

Gardner Thompson is a historian of British colonialism and a fellow of the Royal Historical Society. He earned a BA in History from Cambridge University, an MA in East African History and Politics from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, and a PhD on British Colonial Rule in Uganda from London University. Thompson taught History in Uganda, and then in London where he was Head of the History Department and the Academic Vice-Principal at Dulwich College.

Inhaltsangabe

Maps vi Illustrations vii Selective Timeline viii Introduction ix 1. The Birth and Emergence of Zionism, 1897-1914 1 2. Zionism in 1914 38 3. The British Adoption of Zionism, 1914-1917 57 4. The British Commitment to Zionism in Palestine, 1918-1922 103 5. Palestine in 1922 150 6. Zionism and Britain in Palestine, 1922-1939 159 7. The Second World War and After, 1940-1947 243 8. The Legacy 259 9. Has It Been Colonialism? 281 Conclusion 293 Acknowledgements 305 Bibliography 307 Notes 314