To the Gates of Jerusalem: The Diaries and Papers of James G. McDonald, 1945-1947 Contributor(s): McDonald, James G. (Author), Hahn, Peter L. (Author), Goda, Norman J. W. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 025301509X ISBN-13: 9780253015099 Publisher: Indiana University Press OUR PRICE: $28.50 Product Type: Hardcover Published: December 2014 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Political Science | International Relations - Diplomacy - History | Holocaust - History | Middle East - Israel & Palestine |
Dewey: 956.940 |
LCCN: 2014021652 |
Physical Information: 0.98" H x 5.48" W x 10.38" (1.32 lbs) 320 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Topical - Holocaust - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish |
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Publisher Description: This volume, the third in a series of James G. McDonald's edited diaries and papers, covers his work from 1945, with the formation of the Anglo-American Committee, through 1947, with the United Nations' decision to partition Palestine between Jews and Arabs. The Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry Regarding the Problems of European Jewry and Palestine was a group charged with finding a solution to the problem of European Jewish Refugees in the context of the increasingly unstable British Mandate in Palestine. McDonald's diaries and papers offer the most thorough personal account we have of the Committee and the politics surrounding it. His diary is part travelogue through the desolation of postwar Europe and a Middle East being transformed by new Jewish settlements and growing Arab intransigence. McDonald maintained discreet contact with Zionist and moderate Arab leaders throughout the Committee's hearings and deliberations. He was instrumental in the recommendation that 100,000 Jewish refugees enter Palestine and won President Truman's trust in order to counter attempts to nullify the report's recommendations. |