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The Rough Guide to Jordanby Matthew Teller; Rough Guides
Rough Guides 2009; US$ 24.99The Rough Guide to Jordan is the essential guide to the Middle East?s most enticing destination. Detailed accounts of the best attractions Jordan has to offer, along with the clearest Jordan maps and plans, lift the lid on this fascinatingly diverse country. With expert advice and background, explore the world wonder that is Petra, an ancient city carved from rose-red mountain cliffs, roam the sands of Wadi Rum in the footsteps of Lawrence of Arabia, and then relax on golden beaches at Aqaba, Jordan?s beautiful Red Sea resort hideaway. You?ll find detailed guidance on getting the best out of a visit to Amman, the buzzing Jordanian capital, as well as Crusader castles and stunningly well preserved Roman cities. Float your cares away on the... more...
King Hussein and the Challenge of Arab Radicalismby Uriel Dann
Oxford University Press 1991; US$ 35.00When the young Hussein became the King of Jordan in 1953, conventional wisdom held that his days were numbered. As the embodiment of the socially conservative, pro-Western Jordanian state, he seemed little able to stand up to the rising forces of pan-Arab radicalism. Yet Hussein and the Jordanian monarchy have not only endured, they have thrived, and continue to play a vital role in Middle Eastern politics. Historian Uriel Dann here explores the political history of the formative years of the Jordanian state, uncovering the sources of its durability against forces seeking to fundamentally alter the traditional bases of Arab politics. more...
Politics, the Military and National Security in Jordan 1955-1967by Lawrence Tal
Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. 2002; US$ 95.00Using archival material, Lawrence Tal asserts that Jordan's security between 1955 and 1967 was due primarily to the cohesion of its National Security Establishment, a ruling coalition of security and foreign policy professionals that included the monarchy, the political elite and the military. more...
From Abdullah to Husseinby Robert B. Satloff
Oxford University Press 1994; US$ 110.00A study of the six-year period in modern Jordanian political history when the Hashemite kingdom was in crisis. Based on interviews and archival resources, it provides an examination of the early years of King Hussein's rule, when power rested in the hands of the King's advisors. more...
Jordanby Alan George
Zed Books 2005; US$ 32.95Jordan has played a bigger role in Middle Eastern affairs than its size and economy might warrant, due to its huge Palestinian population, its strategic location between Israel, the West Bank, Syria and Iraq, and its uniquely close relationship with successive British and US administrations. Drawing on numerous visits to the country and interviews with a diversity of people from King Abdullah down, Alan George describes how its reasonably stable monarchical system, unlike that in most Arab countries, has allowed the halting development of civil society and maintained control through the skilful co-option of opponents rather than heavy-handed reliance on its secret police. What is daily life like? How do its parliamentary system and political... more...
Lion of Jordanby Avi Shlaim
Knopf Publishing Group 2008; US$ 14.99The first major account of the life of an extraordinary soldier and statesman, King Hussein of Jordan. Throughout his long reign (1953—1999), Hussein remained a dominant figure in Middle Eastern politics and a consistent proponent of peace with Israel. For over forty years he walked a tightrope between Palestinians and Arab radicals on the one hand and Israel on the other. Avi Shlaim reveals that Hussein initiated a secret dialogue with Israel in 1963 and spent hundreds of hours in talks with countless Israeli officials. Shlaim expertly reconstructs this dialogue from previously untapped records and first-hand accounts, significantly rewriting the history of the Middle East over the past fifty years and shedding light on the far-reaching... more...
Jordanian-Israeli Relationsby Mutayyam Al O'ran
Taylor & Francis 2008; US$ 44.95This book charts Jordanian-Israeli relations from a Jordanian perspective since 1994, and explores the reasons as to why a 'warmer' peace hasn't developed as a product of the peacebuilding process. more...
British Military Intervention and the Struggle for Jordanby Stephen Blackwell
Taylor & Francis 2008; US$ 138.00This book examines why the government led by Harold Macmillan remained ready to use military force to prop up the regime of King Hussein. Blackwell provides new historical insights into the origins of the Anglo-American use of military power to protect their interests in the Middle East. more...
Anglo-American Support for Jordanby M. Joyce
Palgrave Macmillan 2008; US$ 85.00This book focuses on US-UK relations with Jordan for the entire period of King Hussein's reign, explaining Hussein's successes and failures, while emphasizing the declining influence of London and the rising influence of Washington. more...
Jordanby Beverley Milton-Edwards; Peter Hinchcliffe
Taylor & Francis 2009; US$ 45.95This volume, intended for both academic and general readers, offers an up to date overview of the history, politics and economics of Jordan and its role in a region disfigured by the Arab-Israeli conflict. more...









