This book cuts a longitudinal section through time to analyse the impact of British imperial rule on the landscape of Mandate Palestine during the years 1929–48, the last two decades of Britain’s control of the territory. Contrasts are made between the features common to the British Empire, such as development activities and legislative measures, and those unique to Palestine, notably those underwritten by London’s strategic interests in the territory, the Mandatory Government’s dual obligations to the Arabs and the Jews, and the Arab–Jewish conflict. The aim of this work is to analyse British thinking, planning and plan implementation; also giving an indication of the integral role that Mandate Palestine had in the British Empire. There is no doubting the galvanising impact that the 31 years of British rule had on the landscape of Palestine, following on 401 years of Ottoman governance in the country. This impact is examined within the framework of policy formation, planning and plan implementation, and is structured by the periodisation of international and local events, such as the Arab Rebellion of 1936–39 and the Second World War. The focus of this study is on the ruler and the ruler’s ideology and attitude towards the Mandated territory.