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Autore |
Dann Uriel <1922-1991.> |
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King Hussein and the challenge of Arab radicalism [[electronic resource] ] : Jordan 1955-1967 / / Uriel Dann |
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New York, : Oxford University Press in cooperation with the Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies, Tel Aviv University, c1989 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-44116-X |
0-19-802218-2 |
1-4237-3690-7 |
0-19-505498-9 |
1-60129-842-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (219 p.) |
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Collana |
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Studies in Middle Eastern history |
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Soggetti |
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Electronic books. |
Jordan History |
Jordan Politics and government 1952-1999 |
Jordan Foreign relations Arab countries |
Arab countries Foreign relations Jordan |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-201) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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