The End of the British Mandate for Palestine, 1948
The Diary of Sir Henry Gurney
By Motti Golani
Palgrave Macmillan: 2009
ISBN: 9780230209862
Book Description:
This book deals with the last days of the British Empire in Palestine, December 1947 - May 1948. The study based on the diary of the last Chief Secretary of the Mandate Government, Sir Henry Gurney. In many ways, Palestine of 1948 was a microcosm of the British Empire on the eve of its disappearance from the international arena.
About the Author
MOTTI GOLANI is Professor of Israel Studies at the University of Haifa, Israel.
