Research Catalog

Title

An empire in the Holy Land : historical geography of the British administration in Palestine, 1917-1929 / Gideon Biger.

Author

Biger, Gideon.

Publication

New York : St. Martin's Press ; Jerusalem : Magnes Press, the Hebrew University, 1994.

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Details

Description

288 pages : maps; 23 cm

Subject

• 1917-1948
• 15.75 history of Asia
• Historical geography
• Historische Geografie
• Historische geografie
• Mandaatgebieden
• Mandates > Eretz Israel
• Jews > Israel > History > 1917-1948
• Geschichte 1917-1929
• Geschichte (1917-1929)
• Palestine > Historical geography
• Palestine > History > 1917-1948
• Middle East > Palestine
• Palästina
• Großbritannien
• Eretz Israel > Historical geography > 1882-1947
• Israel > Boundaries

Genre/Form

History.

Note

• Issued also in Israel.
• ‏תרגום מעובד של: מושבת כתר או בית לאומי.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [277]-279) and index.

Contents

Preface (starting p. 13) -- Introduction: A Geographical Analysis of British Imperial Rule -- The Case of Palestine (starting p. 17) -- Ch. 1 The "Creation" of Palestine -- Delimitation of Borders (starting p. 39) -- Ch. 2 Concepts of Development and Administrative Organisation (starting p. 70) -- Ch. 3 Building the Infrastructure of Palestine (starting p. 117) -- Ch. 4 Rural and Urban Development (starting p. 170) -- Ch. 5 The Palestine Administration and the Jews (starting p. 220) -- Ch. 6 British Contribution to Landscape Change in Palestine (starting p. 246) -- Epilogue: Tradition and Innovation in British Activities in Palestine (starting p. 269) -- Bibliography (starting p. 277) -- Index (starting p. 280)

ISBN

• 0312122691
• 9780312122690
• 9652238627
• 9789652238627

LCCN

94016866

OCLC

• ocm30398624
• 30398624
• SCSB-14404053

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library