1st Edition

The Global History of the Balfour Declaration Declared Nation

By Maryanne A. Rhett Copyright 2016
182 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

182 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

182 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book examines the development and issuance of the Balfour Declaration, the document that set the stage for the creation of the state of Israel, within its global setting. The heart of the book demonstrates that the Declaration developed and contributed to a juncture in a global dialogue about the nature and definition of nation at the outset of the twentieth century. Embedded in this... Read more

1. Introduction  2. One Key Paragraph  3. It’s a Boy!  4. Quasi-Barbarians  5. What is a Nation?  6. Expectations and Entitlement of Empire  7. Epilogue

Biography

Maryanne A. Rhett is Associate Professor of Middle East and World History at Monmouth University.