J. E. Thomas is professor emeritus at the University of Nottingham and former pro-vice-chancellor. He is the author of many books and articles on subjects ranging from histories of Japan, Wales, and prison systems, to biographies, organisational structures, and educational policies.
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Acknowledgements; A Note on Spelling and Quotations; Introduction; Myths and the Makers of Myths; The Political Art of Lies and Ambiguity: The McMahon Letters and the Sykes-Picot Agreement; After Balfour: 'The document is undoubtedly the starting point of the whole trouble'; Escalation: 'The Mandate ... itself had lighted the fire'; The British Government Disregards the Law: 'No one can give what they don't have: nemo dat quod non habet'; The Israeli Prime Minister Sets the Goal: 'And if dozens of Arabs get killed-that's exactly what we want'; Terrorism, Violence, and the Expansion of the State; New Lamps For Old? The Treatment of Palestinians and the 'New Antisemitism'; Glossary; Endnotes; Bibliography; Index.