A national home for the Jewish people : the concept in British political thinking and policy making 1917-1923 / Dvorah Barzilay-Yegar.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barzilay-Yegar, Dvorah, author.

Standardized Title:

Bayit leʼumi la-ʻam ha-Yehudi. English

בית לאומי לעם היהודי. אנגלית http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2017076097

Language:

English

Hebrew

Subjects (All):

International relations.

Zionism.

History.

Great Britain.

Balfour declaration.

Balfour Declaration.

Zionism--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Great Britain--Politics and government--1910-1936.

Politics and government.

Great Britain--Foreign relations--Palestine.

Palestine--History--1917-1948.

Palestine.

Great Britain--Foreign relations--Middle East.

Middle East.

Middle East--Foreign relations--Great Britain.

Diplomatic relations.

Middle East--Palestine.

Local Subjects:

Balfour declaration.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xxi, 362 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Elstree ; Portland, Oregon : Vallentine Mitchell, [2017]

Language Note:

Translated from Hebrew.

Summary:

What was the concept of 'A National Home for the Jewish People', where did it come from and how was it defined? Barzilay-Yegar traces the shifting meanings of the phrase from its first coining in the Balfour Declaration of 1917, to international recognition when it was included in the League of Nations' Mandate for Britain to administer Palestine, granted in 1923. The concept remained elastic throughout this period, and interpretations were made to suit different political and philosophical standpoints. This was done on two levels: the theoretical thinking which followed the drafting of the Mandate, and the actual political practice in Palestine. There were two distinct periods of political activity in Palestine: the period of Military Administration (December 1917 June 1920) which maintained the status-quo according to the Hague Treaty, and the period of the Civil Administration (July 1920-July 1923) which necessitated political initiative. The first part of the book deals with the various definitions given to 'A National Home' during the Military Administration in response to pressures applied to British politicians, the background of Jewish-Arab expectations, and the economic and administrative problems caused by the policy of keeping the status-quo. The second part deals with the period of the Civil Administration and describes the efforts to define the concept until the White Paper of 1922. This book is essential reading for anyone wanting to know more about how the Balfour Declaration went from ideal to actuality, and to understand the various pressures applied to British politicians to make it happen. Book jacket.

Contents:

The crystallisation of a concept: 'National Home for the Jewish People' and the Balfour declaration

Post-declaration definitions

Clarifications: the military administration period

Status quo: laying the foundations

Formulating the mandate and defining boundaries

Early days of the civil administration: interpretations and the white paper

New interpretations.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (Pages [346]-252) and index.

ISBN:

1910383325

9781910383322

OCLC:

986302210