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Colonial land policies in Palestine, 1917-1936 / Martin Bunton.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bunton, Martin P.
- Series:
- Oxford historical monographs.
- Oxford historical monographs
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Land tenure--Palestine--History--20th century.
- Land tenure.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (228 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Martin Bunton focuses on the way in which the Palestine Mandate was part of a broader British imperial administration - a fact often masked by Jewish immigration and land purchase in Palestine. His meticulous research reveals clear links to colonial practice in India, Sudan, and Cyprus amongst other places. He argues that land officials' views on sound land management were derived from their own experiences of rural England, and that this was far more influential on the shaping of land policies than the promise of a Jewish National Home. - ;In this book, Martin Bunton focuses on the way in whi
- Contents:
- State lands
- Free market
- Credit
- Taxation
- Development
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-152626-6
- 9786611160753
- 1-281-16075-X
- 1-4294-8874-3
- OCLC:
- 476240663
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