Legacy of empire : Britain, Zionism and the creation of Israel /

The focus is on British imperial motivation, action, responsibility and failure. The unexpected British adoption of Zionism in 1917 (and, more significant, its consolidated commitment in the 1922 Mandate) was neither inevitable nor (at that time, especially) necessary. It was ill-judged and defied a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Thompson, Gardner (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London : Saqi Books, [2019]
Subjects:	Balfour Declaration. Zionism > Great Britain > History > 19th century. Zionism > Great Britain > History > 20th century. Great Britain > Foreign relations > Israel. Israel > Foreign relations > Great Britain. Palestine > History > 1917-1948. Jewish-Arab relations > History > 1917-1948.

Table of Contents:

Introduction
1. The Birth and Emergence of Zionism, 1897-1914
2. Zionism in 1914
3. The British Adoption of Zionism, 1914-1917
4. The British Commitment to Zionism in Palestine, 1918-1922
5. Palestine in 1922
6. Zionism and Britain in Palestine, 1922-1939
7. The Second World War and After, 1940-1947
8. The Legacy
9. Has It Been Colonialism?
Conclusion.