This volume examines British and US attitudes towards the means and mechanisms for the facilitation of an Arab-Israeli reconciliation, focusing specifically on the refugee factor in diplomatic initiatives. It explains why Britain and the US were unable to reconcile the local parties to an agreement on the future of the Palestinian refugees.

Keywords

Authors and Affiliations

King’s College London, UK

Simon A. Waldman

About the author

Simon A. Waldman is Lecturer in Middle Eastern Studies at King's College London, UK. He teaches the Arab-Israeli Conflict, statebuilding in the Middle East and Turkish history and politics.

Bibliographic Information

Book Title: Anglo-American Diplomacy and the Palestinian Refugee Problem, 1948-51
Authors: Simon A. Waldman
Series Title: Security, Conflict and Cooperation in the Contemporary World
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137431523
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection, History (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-43150-9Published: 10 February 2015
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-43152-3Published: 12 January 2016
Series ISSN: 2731-6807
Series E-ISSN: 2731-6815
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 281
Topics: World History, Global and Transnational History, Political History, History of the Middle East, Modern History, History of Britain and Ireland, US History

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Authors:

Sections

Buy it now

Buying options

Other ways to access

Table of contents (9 chapters)

Front Matter

Back Matter

About this book