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Palestine between Politics and Terror, 19451947 Motti Golani The Schusterman Series in Israel Studies Brandeis 2013 • 272 pp. 6 x 9" History of Israel & Palestine / Middle East Studies $40.00 Paperback, 978-1-61168-450-6 $39.99 Ebook, 978-1-61168-388-2 Check your ebook retailer or local library for ebook availability.
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A fascinating look at the end of British rule in Palestine, through the eyes of its final high commissioner British General Sir Allan Cunningham was appointed in 1945 as high commissioner of Palestine, and served in this capacity until the end of the British mandate on May 15, 1948. The three years of Cunningham’s tenure were tremendously complex politically: players included the British government in London, the British army, the British administration in Jerusalem, and diverse military forces within the Zionist establishment, both Jew and Arab. Golani revisits this period from the perspective of the high commissioner, examining understudied official documents as well as Cunningham’s letters, notes, and cables. He emphasizes especially the challenges of navigating Jewish and Arab terrorists, on the one hand, and the multiple layers of British institutional bureaucracies, on the other, and does an excellent job of establishing Sir Allan’s daily trials within the broad frame of the collapse of the British Empire following World War II. Click here for TABLE OF CONTENTS
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