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![]() | Arthur James Balfour, 1848-1930: Historiography and Annotated Bibliography (Bibliographies of British Statesmen) by Eugene L. Rasor ISBN-10: 9780313288777 ISBN-10: 0-313-28877-1 ISBN-13: 9780313288777 ISBN-13: 978-0-313-28877-7 Hardcover 1998-09-30 Greenwood Press Find Lowest Price | |
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Book Description A world-renowned British statesman, Arthur James Balfour is best known as Prime Minister and signer of the Balfour Declaration, calling for a national home for Jews in Palestine. Less well known are his initiatives in creating a structure for strategic planning, preparation for, and fighting a war, the Committee of Imperial Defence, and chairing the committee which articulated the basis for the constitution of the British Commonwealth of Nations. This book provides the most extensive survey of the literature by and about Balfour. | ||