Cohen examines the struggle leading to the creation of the state of Israel, placing British evacuation of Palestine in the context of Britain's postwar weakness. The author describes the policies and character of each of the major actors in his story--Bevin. Truman. Ben-Gurion, and the Mufti of Jerusalem. Originally published in 1982. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. ...
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Cohen examines the struggle leading to the creation of the state of Israel, placing British evacuation of Palestine in the context of Britain's postwar weakness. The author describes the policies and character of each of the major actors in his story--Bevin. Truman. Ben-Gurion, and the Mufti of Jerusalem. Originally published in 1982. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
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Near Fine in Very Good jacket. 1982, First Edition. Hardcover. Slight cocking to the spine; clean, bright text. In a Very Good dust jacket that is lightly rubbed. DJ now housed in a mylar wrap.
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Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 0691053715. Light gray cloth, just a hint of edge rubbing, former owner's bookplate inside front. In very slightly edge rubbed DJ. Now protected in a mylar jacket. A handsome copy of this hard to find title.; Large 8vo 9"-10" tall; 417 pages.