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This book presents a history of the Fund, covering the period from 1800 to 1914. Use is made of the Fund's own records to illustrate its work and to show the involvement of the War Office. An overview of British interests in the Holy Land is also included.

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few students of the history and literature of Orientalism have noted [that] over recent years research has focused on representations of the Orient and neglected to investigate the actual dynamics and machinery of the discourse of empire. John James Moscrop's study of the Palestine Exploration Fund (PEF) contributes towards filling this gap. -Billie Melman, Vitorian Studies journal The history of the Palestine Exploration Fund from 1865 to the start of the Great War is of interest because in it can be found the seeds of many of the problems that beset Palestine now. John Moscrop's meticulous and detailed account shows how pious Victorian Englishmen translated their devotion to the text of the Bible into a belief that the land described in it belonged to them in a spiritual sense. Edward Fox, Journal of Palestine Studies, Autumn 2001

few students of the history and literature of Orientalism have noted [that] over recent years research has focused on representations of the Orient and neglected to investigate the actual dynamics and machinery of the discourse of empire. John James Moscrop's study of the Palestine Exploration Fund (PEF) contributes towards filling this gap. -Billie Melman, Vitorian Studies journal

few students of the history and literature of Orientalism have noted [that] over recent years research has focused on representations of the Orient and neglected to investigate the actual dynamics and machinery of the discourse of empire. John James Moscrop's study of the Palestine Exploration Fund (PEF) contributes towards filling this gap. -Billie Melman, Vitorian Studies journal The history of the Palestine Exploration Fund from 1865 to the start of the Great War is of interest because in it can be found the seeds of many of the problems that beset Palestine now. John Moscrop's meticulous and detailed account shows how pious Victorian Englishmen translated their devotion to the text of the Bible into a belief that the land described in it belonged to them in a spiritual sense. Edward Fox, Journal of Palestine Studies, Autumn 2001

The history of the Palestine Exploration Fund from 1865 to the start of the Great War is of interest because in it can be found the seeds of many of the problems that beset Palestine now. John Moscrop's meticulous and detailed account shows how pious Victorian Englishmen translated their devotion to the text of the Bible into a belief that the land described in it belonged to them in a spiritual sense. <br>--Edward Fox, Journal of Palestine Studies, Autumn 2001<br>

The history of the Palestine Exploration Fund from 1865 to the start of the Great War is of interest because in it can be found the seeds of many of the problems that beset Palestine now. John Moscrop's meticulous and detailed account shows how pious Victorian Englishmen translated their devotion to the text of the Bible into a belief that the land described in it belonged to them in a spiritual sense. Edward Fox, Journal of Palestine Studies, Autumn 2001

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