Jonathan Schneer, a specialist in modern British history, is a professor at Georgia Tech's School of History, Technology, and Society. He is the author of five additional books, as well as numerous articles and reviews. A fellow of the American Council of Learned Societies in 1985-86, he has also held research fellowships at Oxford and Cambridge Universities in the UK, as well as at the Erich Remarque Center of New York University. He was a founding editor of "Radical History Review" and is a member of the editorial board of "20th Century British History" and the "London Journal."
"In November 1917, the British government stated that it would
"view with favour the establishment in
Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people." It was, in
retrospect, a startlingly brief statement,
which received little attention at the time. Since then, Zionists
have regarded it as a declaration of the
Jewish right to create an independent Jewish state; for Arabs, it
is viewed as an outrageous case of
imperialist manipulation and betrayal. Schneer writes a fascinating
and scrupulously balanced account of
the events and intense maneuvers that led to the issuance of the
declaration. He superbly navigates
between the various conflicting interests and lobbying efforts of
Zionists, Arabs, and opposing elements
within the British government. There are no heroes here; one is
left with the impression that the Zionists
"won" simply because they were more relentless and ruthless than
their opposition, which included many
non-Zionist Jews."--"Booklist"
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