Britain and Jordan : Imperial Strategy, King Abdullah I and the Zionist Movement.
Title:
Britain and Jordan : Imperial Strategy, King Abdullah I and the Zionist Movement.
Author:
Bradshaw, Tancred.
ISBN:
9780857721143
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Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (302 pages)
Series:
Library of Modern Middle East Studies
Contents:
CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- MAPS -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. WARTIME DIPLOMACY AND ESTABLISHMENT OF THE MANDATORY REGIME IN PALESTINE AND TRANSJORDAN -- 2. ABDULLAH AND THE SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP: THE ORIGINS OF HASHEMITE-ZIONIST RELATIONS -- 3. DIPLOMACY DURING THE ARAB REVOLT: THE BRITISH, ABDULLAH AND THE JEWISH AGENCY, 1931-1939 -- 4. THE COMPLEXITY OF DECOLONISATION: THE END OF THE MANDATE, 1944-1947 -- 5. THE IMAGERY OF COLLUSION: FROM THE MANDATE TO STATEHOOD, 1948-1951 -- CONCLUSION: THE BRITISH IMPERIAL PROJECT IN JORDAN -- ABBREVIATIONS -- NOTES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX.
Abstract:
In the wake of the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948, it has often been alleged, King Abdullah I of Jordan and the Zionist movements colluded to partition Mandate Palestine between them, while Great Britain, the retreating imperial power, gave them tacit approval to do so. Here, Tancred Bradshaw challenges these allegations, looking at the complex and often strained relations between the emerging states of Jordan, Israel and the at first hegemonic, and then crumbling, British Empire. Using a wide range of primary sources which have previously been largely ignored, Britain and Jordan offers an essential re-examination of the relationships which were to shape the Middle East as it is today. It thus contains vital analysis for anyone involved in the study of the Middle East, its politics and history, as well as the demise of Britain's empire in the region._x000D_.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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