
The Struggle for the State in Jordan
The Social Origins of Alliances in the Middle East
Jamie Allinson(Author)
I.B. Tauris (Publisher)
Published on 5. January 2016
Book
Hardback
224 pages
978-1-78453-230-7 (ISBN)
Description
Why do the states of the Arab world seem so unstable? Why do alliances between them and with outside powers change? Jamie Allinson argues that the answer lies in the expansion of global capitalism in the Middle East. Drawing out the unexpected way in which Jordan's Bedouin tribes became allied to the British Empire in the twentieth century, and the legacy of this for the international politics of the Middle East, he challenges the existing views of the region. Using the example of Jordan, this book traces the social bases of the struggles that produced the country's foreign relations in the latter half of the twentieth century to the reforms carried out under the Ottoman Empire and the processes of land settlement and state formation experienced under the British Mandate. By examining the attempts of Jordan to create foreign alliances during a time of upheaval and instability in the region, Allinson offers wider conclusions concerning the nature of the interaction between state and society in the wider Middle East.
Reviews / Votes
'This book provides unique insight, informed by theories of uneven and combined development, into state formation and foreign policy in the Arab world and specifically the case of Jordan. It is a model of how a case study can elucidate the power of theory and theory can enable a rich empirical understanding.' - Professor Raymond Hinnebusch, University of St Andrews, 'Jamie Allinson's The Struggle for the State in Jordan marks an important intervention both in critical International Relations theory and Middle East studies. Blending a theoretically sophisticated reconstruction of the concept of uneven and combined development with empirically rich history of colonial and post-colonial Jordan, Allinson provides a new take on Middle East state formation and geo-politics that moves decisively beyond current debates?.' - Dr Kamran Matin, Lecturer, Centre for Global Political Economy, University of SussexMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Laminated cover
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
411 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78453-230-7 (9781784532307)
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The Social Origins of Alliances in the Middle East
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The Social Origins of Alliances in the Middle East
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Jamie Allinson is Postdoctoral Teaching and Research Fellow in the Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of Westminster. He holds a PhD in Politics and International Relations from The University of Edinburgh.
Content
Chapter 1: Fragile Enmities: The International Relations of the Global South Reconsidered
Chapter 2: 'The Modern Age in Arms': States, Social Relations, and Uneven and Combined Development
Chapter 3: Beneath the Whip of External Necessity: Transformations in Late Ottoman Transjordan
Chapter 4: The Fiery Gallantry of the Desert? Land and the Social Origins of the Jordanian Military
Chapter 5: Murder and Pamphlets: Jordan and the Baghdad Pact
Chapter 6: Two Stormy Currents: Jordan between Nationalism and Colonialism
Chapter 7: Conclusion
Chapter 2: 'The Modern Age in Arms': States, Social Relations, and Uneven and Combined Development
Chapter 3: Beneath the Whip of External Necessity: Transformations in Late Ottoman Transjordan
Chapter 4: The Fiery Gallantry of the Desert? Land and the Social Origins of the Jordanian Military
Chapter 5: Murder and Pamphlets: Jordan and the Baghdad Pact
Chapter 6: Two Stormy Currents: Jordan between Nationalism and Colonialism
Chapter 7: Conclusion