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Policy of deceit : Britain and Palestine, 1914-1939

Shambrook, Peter A.2023
Books, Manuscripts
During the First World War, the British High Commissioner in Egypt reached a secret agreement with the Sharif of Mecca. If the Sharif allied with Britain against the Ottomans, after the war an independent Arab state that included Palestine would be established. The Sharif kept his word. The British did not. Instead, two years later Lloyd George's government declared that Palestine would be for the global Jewish community. Through meticulous analysis of official records and private papers, Peter Shambrook exposes how Britain came to betray the Arabs. He debunks the myth that Palestine was never part of the lands guaranteed to the Sharif and details the attempts of successive British governments to prevent the truth from ever becoming public.
Imprint:
London : Oneworld Academic, 2023.London : Oneworld Academic, 2023.
Collation:
404 pages : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 25 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Audience:
Specialized.
ISBN:
9780861546329 (hbk)
Dewey class:
956.94
Language:
English
BRN:
2834215
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