Issued in London in 1917, the Balfour Declaration was one of the key documents of the twentieth century. It committed Britain to supporting the establishment in Palestine of βa National Home for the Jewish people,β and its reverberations continue to be felt to this day. Now the entire fascinating st
The Unromantics: The Great Powers And The Balfour Declaration
β Scribed by Jon Kimche
- Publisher
- Weidenfeld and Nicolson
- Year
- 1968
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 107
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Table of Contents
Dustwrapper - front ......Page 1
Flyleaf - front ......Page 2
Flyleaf - rear ......Page 3
Short Title ......Page 5
Title Page ......Page 7
Printer's Imprint ......Page 8
Contents ......Page 9
Preface: Our Aim - Then and Now ......Page 11
Dedication ......Page 16
Quotation from Weizmann: βWith Open Eyes' ......Page 17
1. Britain Faces Defeat and the German Challenge in the East ......Page 19
2. Germans Plan βTo Liberate Russian Jewryβ ......Page 25
3. Suddenly, Zionism is Relevant ......Page 36
4. Balfourβs Imperial Emergency ......Page 49
5. Utilitarian Diplomacy ......Page 69
6. The End of the Compact: Moscow or Jerusalem? ......Page 87
Index ......Page 103
Dustwrapper - rear: The Author ......Page 107
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