
A History of Jordan
Philip Robins(Author)
Cambridge University Press
Published on 9. February 2004
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Hardback
264 pages
978-0-521-59117-1 (ISBN)
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Description
Philip Robins' survey of Jordan's political history begins in the early 1920s, continues through the years of the British Mandate, and traces events over the next half-century to the present day. Throughout the period, the country's fortunes were closely identified with its head of state, King Hussein, until his death in 1999. In the early days, as the author testifies, the King's prospects were often regarded as grim. However, both King and country survived a variety of existential challenges, from assassination attempts and internal subversion, to a civil war with the Palestine Liberation Organisation and, in the 1970s and 1980s, it emerged as an apparently stable and prosperous state. However, King Hussein's death, the succession of his son, Abdullah II, and recent political upheavals have plunged the country back into uncertainty. This is an incisive account, compellingly told, about one of the leading players in the Middle East.
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'An incisive and compellingly told account of one of the most important countries in the Middle East ...'. Quarterly Journal of African and Asian StudiesMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
Illustrations
6 Maps; 15 Halftones, unspecified
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
584 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-521-59117-1 (9780521591171)
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Philip Robins is University Lecturer in Politics with special reference to the Middle East in the Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of Oxford. His most recent book is Suits and Uniforms: Turkish Foreign Policy since the Cold War (2003).
Content
1. Society in pre-state Transjordan, pre 1921; 2. The making of the modern state, 1921-8; 3. The road to independence, 1929-46; 4. Expansion and succession, 1947-53; 5. From freedom to repression, 1953-66; 6. War and civil war, 1967-71; 7. The years of prosperity, 1972-89; 8. Political and economic liberalisation, 1989-; Conclusion: whither the Kingdom?