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Cohen examines the struggle leading to the creation of the state of Israel, placing British evacuation of Palestine in the context of Britain's postwar weakness. The author describes the policies and character of each of the major actors in his story--Bevin. Truman. Ben-Gurion, and the Mufti of...
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| Publisher Address: | Princeton, N.J. : |
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[1986] ©1986 |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cohen examines the struggle leading to the creation of the state of Israel, placing British evacuation of Palestine in the context of Britain's postwar weakness. The author describes the policies and character of each of the major actors in his story--Bevin. Truman. Ben-Gurion, and the Mufti of Jerusalem.Originally published in 1986.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905. |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource(418pages) : illustrations |
| ISBN: | 9781400853571 |
| Index Number: | DS126 |
| CLC: | K381.5 |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Maps -- Acknowledgments -- Note on the Use of Sources -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. The Palestine Legacy -- 2. The Economic, Political, And Strategic Backcloth -- 3. The United States And Palestine -- 4. The Jewish Resistance Movement -- 5. The Anglo-American Report -- 6. The Morrison-Grady Report -- 7. Zionist Policy: The Return To Partition -- 8. Arab Policy in 1946 -- 9. Britain Refers The Mandate To The United Nations -- 10. Britain Loses Control In Palestine -- 11. The United Nations Partition Resolution -- 12. War In Palestine, November 1947-May 1948 -- 13. The United Nations Arena, February-May 1948 -- 14. Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index -- Backmatter. |