In this accessible and stimulating Very Short Introduction, Martin Bunton provides a clear and fair exploration of the political conflict between the two nations, looking at the historical basis of the struggle, how and why partition has ...

Stacy E. Holden, Purdue University This book provides a comprehensive and compelling history of the modern Middle East and is an invaluable addition to any scholar s library.

Paper by Bruce Kercher traces the legal origins of the doctrine of terra nullius in early court cases in New South Wales.

In this book, Martin Bunton focuses on the way in which the Palestine Mandate was part of a broader British imperial administration - a fact often masked by Jewish immigration and land purchase in Palestine.