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The statehood of Palestine : international law in the Middle East conflict /

"Palestine as a territorial entity has experienced a curious history. Until World War I, Palestine was part of the sprawling Ottoman Empire. After the war, Palestine came under the administration of Great Britain by an arrangement with the League of Nations. In 1948 Israel established itself in...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Quigley, John
Format: Printed Book
Published: New York: Cambridge University Press, 2010.
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Table of Contents:
  • Why Palestine and statehood
  • A land in flux
  • A league of nations
  • A state detached
  • The Class A mandates
  • Palestine in operation
  • A state awaiting independence
  • A post-mandate state
  • The state comes apart
  • Palestine in three pieces
  • An organization for Palestine
  • A government for Palestine
  • The world reacts
  • Palestine in the peace process
  • Palestine in the new century
  • Palestine meets Montevideo
  • Statehood under the gun
  • Recognition and statehood
  • When is a state?
  • Implications of Palestine statehood.