Jordan in the Middle East, 1948-1988: The Making of Pivotal State

by Joseph Nevo (Editor), Illan Pappé (Editor)

Overview

A collection of articles assessing Jordan's position in the region in light of its quest for legitimacy as a state and as a Hashemite monarchy. Describes the country's role in the conflict with Israel and the balance of power between Palestinians and East Bankers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781135192297
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	02/04/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	318
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Joseph Nevo, Ilan Pappé

Table of Contents

Introduction, Joseph Nevo, Ilan Pappé; Part I Jordan on the Eve of the 1990s; Chapter 1 The Hashemite Monarchy 1948‘88: The Constant and the Changing — An Integration, Uriel Dann; Chapter 2 Jordan Facing the 1990s: Location, Metropolis, Water, Arnon Soffer; Chapter 3 Jordan's Economy, 1970–90: The Primacy of Exogenous Factors, Gil Feiler; Chapter 4 Jordan Between Hashemite and Palestinian Identity, Ilan Pappé; Part II The Regional System; Chapter 5 Jordan in Asad's Greater Syria Strategy, Moshe Ma'oz; Chapter 6 Jordan and Saudi Arabia: The Last Royalists, Joseph Nevo; Chapter 7 No New Fertile Crescent: Iraqi—Jordanian Relations, 1968–92, Amatzia Baram; Chapter 8 The State and the Tribe: Egypt and Jordan, 1948–88, Ilan Pappé; Chapter 9 Jordan and Inter-Arab Relations: An Overview, Gabriel Ben-Dor; Part III Jordan, Israel and the Palestinians; Chapter 10 Jordan, the PLO and the Palestine Question, Asher Susser; Chapter 11 Jordanian—Israeli Peace Negotiations after the Six Day War, 1967–69: The View from Jerusalem, Yair Hirschfeld; Chapter 12 Jordan's ‘Israeli Option’, Dan Schueftan; Part IV The International Scene; Chapter 13 Jordan in World Politics, Adam Garfinkle;