THE BRITISH CONSULATE IN JERUSALEM in relation to the Jews of Palestine 1838-1914 PART I [only]

Hyamson, Albert M., edited with an introduction and notes by

Published by Edward Goldston Ltd for the The Jewish Historical Society of England, London, 1939

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Book has been bound in attractive blue hardcover with gilt lettering on spine. LVIII + 294 Pages. 25 x 19 cm. Dark blue boards with gilt lettering on spine. Can be mistaken for brand new. 1st Edition. 430 pages ; 25 cm. Great Britain was the first European power to establish a consulate in Jerusalem, soon to be followed by other nations. When the consulate was forced to close late in 1914, after the outbreak of World War I, the consular records were burnt to avoid their falling into the hands of the Turkish authorities. Mordechai Eliav has selected 135 documents dating from the appointment of the first consul in 1838 until the final report in the closing down of the consulate in November 1914. The documents are not only indicative of the activities of the consulate and its officials; they reflect political, social and economic developments in Palestine as a whole, and in Jerusalem in particular, for almost 75 years, and the British interest aid involvement in these developments. This volume is an important contribution to British diplomatic history as well as to the history of nineteenth-century Eretz Israel.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE BRITISH CONSULATE IN JERUSALEM in relation to the Jews of Palestine 1838-1914 PART I [only]
• Publisher: Edward Goldston Ltd for the The Jewish Historical Society of England, London
• Publication Date: 1939
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
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