The Genesis of the Anglo-American Committee on Palestine, November 1945
A case study in the Assertion of American Hegemony
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8956891 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michael J Cohen (0000-0002-2336-3782, Bar-Ilan University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1979 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 185-207 |
| Publication date | 1979-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Historical Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0018-246X • E-ISSN: 1469-5103 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0018246x00016733 |
| OpenAlex | W2158874931 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 4 |
The Anglo-American Committee, whose appointment was announced on 13 November 1945, had its origins in a purely British initiative: an ad hoc, spur-of-the-moment attempt to associate the United States responsibly with British policy in Palestine. However, this committee did not succeed, any more than had its many predecessors, in finding a solution to the Palestine problem palatable to all parties. Nor did it bring relief to the mass of refugees wasting away in displaced-persons camps in Europe. Its vigorous rejection of partition was shortly to be brushed aside by a different kind of logic, that of force majeure
Ancient history · Assertion · Economic history · Hegemony · Mandatory Palestine · Palestine · Palestinian refugees · Partition (number theory · Political science · Refugee · African history and culture analysis · Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics · History · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Law
| Citations per year | 0.07 |
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| Citation span | 1999 - 2004 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |