An empire in the Holy Land : historical geography of the British administration in Palestine, 1917-1929
- Title
- An empire in the Holy Land : historical geography of the British administration in Palestine, 1917-1929 / Gideon Biger.
- Published by
- New York : St. Martin's Press ; Jerusalem : Magnes Press, the Hebrew University, 1994.
- Author
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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.
- 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)
- Owning institution
- Princeton University Library
- Note
- Issued also in Israel.
- תרגום מעובד של: מושבת כתר או בית לאומי.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [277]-279) and index.