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To Serve the Interests of the Empire? British Experiences with Zionism, 1917-1925

Smyser, Katherine A.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1339426202

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2012, Master of Arts (MA), Ohio University, History (Arts and Sciences).
The Balfour Declaration of 1917 committed the British government to supporting the creation of a Jewish homeland in Palestine, but it also represented key shifts in the empire as a whole in the wake of World War I. Political changes enacted after the war, such as the creation of the League of Nations and later the British Commonwealth, were mirrored by a shift in the rationale for Britain's imperial holdings and allowed Zionist supporters to institutionalize their ideology. Many in Whitehall believed that the Zionist program would aid in creating a stable Middle East friendly to British interests; policies originating from the Colonial Office often reflected this belief. These edicts did not always translate into viable policies on the ground in Palestine, however, as the High Commissioner had to reconcile them with complex regional tensions. British rule in Palestine underscores both the power and pitfalls of an ideologically-motivated grand strategy.
John Brobst, PhD (Committee Chair)
Patrick Barr-Melej, PhD (Committee Member)
Paul Milazzo, PhD (Committee Member)
92 p.
European History; History; Middle Eastern History; Modern History; World History
Balfour Declaration; British Empire-Interwar Grand Strategy; League of Nations; Palestine Mandate; Zionism; Colonial Office; Liberal Internationalism

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  • Smyser, K. A. (2012). To Serve the Interests of the Empire? British Experiences with Zionism, 1917-1925 [Master's thesis, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1339426202

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Smyser, Katherine. To Serve the Interests of the Empire? British Experiences with Zionism, 1917-1925. 2012. Ohio University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1339426202.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Smyser, Katherine. "To Serve the Interests of the Empire? British Experiences with Zionism, 1917-1925." Master's thesis, Ohio University, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1339426202

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