"A truly illuminating history of a fascinating thirty years." --
Zlide Cowan, Jewish Quarterly
"A wonderfully evocative, informative and readable work of
history." -- Jonathan Wilson, Forward
"An enjoyable and learned read... This work accomplishes its
objective by providing a fresh view of the history of Palestine
under the mandate in several ways... Perhaps what is most
eye-catching are the descriptions by the British of Jews and Arabs,
their professional relationships, personal friendships and
acquaintances at all levels of society and, at the same time, their
overt and covert prejudices... This book, without question, should
be included in any library that collects in the areas of Middle
East Studies, Modern Jewish History, or British History." -- Peter
L. Kraus, MELA Notes
"An intimate look at what it was like to serve in the Mandate...
[Has] great value for students of British imperialism. Through an
examination of private letters and diaries, the author reveals men
and women who were firm and sincere supporters of the mission of
the empire, which they saw as bringing the blessings of British
civilization to lesser developed people." -- Daniel C. Williamson,
H-Diplo, N-Net Reviews
"An intimate picture of the lives of British officials and their
families from the time that the British instituted their military
occupation in 1918 through the last bitter days of the British
evacuation in May 1948... The value of Sherman's book lies not in
analyzing or describing actual British policies but in revealing
the personal views of the increasingly beleaguered British, as
expressed in their diaries and letters home. These personal records
are particularly revealing in depicting their frayed nerves during
the final years... They bewailed the catastrophic ending of the
mandate, angry that they had simply abandoned power and fled
instead of smoothly transferring the administrative systems to
their Jewish and/or Arab successors." -- Ann M. Lesch, MESA
Bulletin
"Sherman does a remarkable job of examining books, correspondences
and manuscripts for passages that illuminate the attitudes of
British government officials toward their duties in the Mandate...
With an engaging writing style and a superb eye for the telling
quotation, Sherman conveys the unraveling of the British Mandate
with flair and understanding." -- Jon B. Alterman, Middle East
Journal
"Sherman has given us a stylishly written and sympathetic account,
enriched with quotations, that provides the best picture yet of
British lives in Palestine, and an essential purchase for anyone
interested in modern Middle East history." -- Ralph Amelan,
Jerusalem Post Magazine
"Sherman has written a most valuable book which adds an important
dimension to the history of the mandate, based throughout on sound
scholarship and a deep understanding of the issues involved...
Sherman's study is most readable and, enhanced as it is by a number
of evocative photographs, overall it forms a valuable addition to
the social history of Britain's twentieth-century empire." --
Briton C. Busch, Albion
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