Statecraft by Stealth : : Secret Intelligence and British Rule in Palestine / / Steven B. Wagner.
Britain relied upon secret intelligence operations to rule Mandatory Palestine. Statecraft by Stealth sheds light on a time in history when the murky triad of intelligence, policy, and security supported colonial governance. It emphasizes the role of the Anglo-Zionist partnership, which began during...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2019] ©2019 |
| Year of Publication: | 2019 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (336 p.) :; 3 b&w halftones, 3 maps, 2 charts |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Introduction: The Life and Death of Joseph Davidescu
- 1. Britain’s Wartime Policies: Perceptions of Jewish Power and Arab Conspiracy
- 2. Intelligence, Policy, and the Emerging Modern Middle East
- 3. Cause for Peace: The Establishment of a Civil Government
- 4. Security, Air Control, and the 1929 (Attempted) Revolt
- 5. British Intelligence, the Mufti, and Nationalist Youth
- 6. Intelligence, Security, and the Road to Rebellion
- 7. The Arab Revolt: Intelligence and Politics
- 8. Military Intelligence and the Arab Revolt
- 9. Intelligence, Ibn Saʿud, and the White Paper Policy
- 10. The Consequences of the White Paper
- Conclusion: Britain’s “Intelligence State” and the Failure of the Palestinian Independence Movement
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index