{"product_id":"the-balfour-declaration-bernard-regan-9781786632487","title":"The Balfour Declaration: Empire, the Mandate and Resistance in Palestine","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe true history of the imperial deal that transformed the Middle East and sealed the fate of Palestine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn 2 November 1917, the British government, represented by Foreign Minister Arthur Balfour, declared it was in favour of \"the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people.\" This short note would become one of the most controversial documents of modern history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOffering new insights into the imperial rivalries between Britain, Germany and the Ottomans, Regan exposes British policy in the region as part of a larger geopolitical game. He charts the debates within the British government, the Zionist movement, and the Palestinian groups struggling for selfdetermination. The after-effects of these events are still felt today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bernard Regan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1786632489\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781786632487\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Verso\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/30\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.90d","brand":"Bernard Regan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43991133192447,"sku":"9781786632487","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8457d500-42ae-49d4-be75-fda2f7d4b749.jpg?v=1683308624","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-balfour-declaration-bernard-regan-9781786632487","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}