Boundary limitation is a crucial issue in the Middle East and the boundariesmarked out during the years 1840 to 1947 are still one of the major issues intodays ... » 

Boundary limitation is a crucial issue in the Middle East and the boundariesmarked out during the years 1840 to 1947 are still one of the major issues intodays political discussions concerning Israel and its surrounding countries.This book which is based on extensive archival research deals with the firststage of the delimitation of the boundaries of modern Palestine between theyears 1840 and 1947. During this period the boundaries of Palestine werestaked out by foreign imperial forces Britain France and the Ottoman Empirewhich placed them according to their desires without considering local needsor ideas. For the first time thanks to the fascinating evidence revealed inarchives this invaluable book reveals the hidden ambitions the motives ofdifferent agents and the stories of those involved in the process as well asthe eventual outcome of their work the first delimitation of the Holy Land inthe modern era. «