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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450434903321

Autore

Dann Uriel <1922-1991.>

Titolo

King Hussein and the challenge of Arab radicalism [[electronic resource] ] : Jordan 1955-1967 / / Uriel Dann

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press in cooperation with the Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies, Tel Aviv University, c1989

ISBN

1-280-44116-X

0-19-802218-2

1-4237-3690-7

0-19-505498-9

1-60129-842-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (219 p.)

Collana

Studies in Middle Eastern history

Disciplina

956.95/043

Soggetti

Electronic books.

Jordan History

Jordan Politics and government 1952-1999

Jordan Foreign relations Arab countries

Arab countries Foreign relations Jordan

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-201) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Introduction: The Jordanian Entity; I: First Trials; 1 Last of the Beaten Track; 2 Glubb's Ouster and Its Aftermath; 3 The Nabulsi Interlude; II: The Major Test; 4 The Crisis of April 1957; 5 The Military Government; 6 The Arab Federation; 7 The Crisis of July 1958; III: The Veteran; 8 Relaxation; 9 Fresh Storms and Tense Interludes; 10 The Breakup of the UAR and After; 11 Summitry; 12 In the Sign of the PLO; 13 The Descent into War; Conclusion; Epilogue; Notes; Name Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; P; Q; R; S; T; V; W; Y; Z

Sommario/riassunto

When 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 alte