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Record Nr.

UNINA9910155030503321

Autore

Kamel Lorenzo <1980->

Titolo

Imperial perceptions of Palestine : British influence and power in late Ottoman Times / / by Lorenzo Kamel

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : I.B. Tauris, , 2015

ISBN

9780755608959

075560895X

9781788313537

1788313534

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (312 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

956.9403

956.94

Soggetti

20th century history: c 1900  to c 2000

Palestine Foreign public opinion, British

Palestine History 19th century

Palestine History 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

List of Illustrations -- Abbreviations -- Note on Transliterations -- Acknowledgements -- Epilogue -- Introduction : The Simplification of 'the Others' -- Chapter 1. From Prophecies to Empire -- Chapter 2. The Standard Conquest Myth -- Chapter 3. The Ownership of the Land -- Chapter 4. Zionism: Beyond the Either/Or -- Chapter 5. Zion-London: The Archimedean Point -- Chapter 6. Palestine's 'Non-Jews' -- Chapter 7. Mandate for Palestine: Legitimizing the Simplification Process -- Chapter 8. Divide and Rule: The Creation of the Transjordan Emirate -- Chapter 9. Ḥajj Amīn Al-Ḥusaynī and the Supreme Muslim Council: The Longa Manus of London -- Chapter 10. Breaking the Standardization Process: Getting Back Into History -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.