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Book SynopsisA highly readable, dispassionate account of Britain's imperial legacy in the Middle East, and its role in shaping the modern history of Palestine and Israel. An essential primer on the historical roots of the conflict.
Trade Review`Gardner Thompson throws a cool light on a very hot topic … This illuminating book is an essential primer on the historical roots of the Israel/Palestine conflict.’ Nicholas Rankin, author of Churchill's Wizards: the British Genius for Deception; 'An excellent, well-researched and timely book.’ Nur Masalha, author of Palestine: A Four Thousand Year History; `An illuminating account of both the emergence of Israel and of British policy during the three decades of the British Mandate in Palestine. It is a sobering and engrossing story of Britain’s betrayal of the Palestinians from the Balfour Declaration to the present day.’ Avi Shlaim, author of The Iron Wall: Israel and the Arab World; `An incisive and thorough analysis … Thompson methodically and convincingly describes how the British Empire allowed and assisted the colonisation of Palestine and in so doing planted the seeds for a conflict that still rages today.’ Ilan Pappe, author of The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine; `Thompson examines how the settler-colonial Zionist project in Palestine is intertwined with the designs of imperial Britain. That such an issue can still be disputed is testimony to the power of ideology: Legacy of Empire cuts through the noise to show what really happened.’ Gilbert Achcar, author of The Arabs and the Holocaust: The Arab-Israeli War of Narratives
