King Hussein of Jordan : A Political Life /

A towering figure in the history of Jordan, King Hussein reigned for nearly half a century, from his grandfather's assassination in 1953 to his own death in 1999. In this fascinating biography, Nigel Ashton recounts the eventful life of the king who not only survived but flourished amidst crisi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ashton, Nigel (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, [2008]
Temas:
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Royalty.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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505 0 0 |t Frontmatter --   |t Contents --   |t Acknowledgements --   |t LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS --   |t INTRODUCTION: A CONTESTED DESTINY --   |t CHAPTER 1 THE TRAGEDY OF KING TALAL --   |t CHAPTER 2 BREAKING THE BRITISH CONNECTION, 1953-6 --   |t CHAPTER 3 TO HOLD A THRONE, 1956-7 --   |t CHAPTER 4 A DYNASTY UNDER THREAT, 1957-61 --   |t CHAPTER 5 ARAB COLD WAR AND DÉTENTE, 1962-6 --   |t CHAPTER 6 THE PATH TO DISASTER, 1966-7 --   |t CHAPTER 7 LOST IN A SANDSTORM: HUSSEIN AND THE PEACE PROCESS, 1967-8 --   |t CHAPTER 8 'SEVEN QUESTIONS OF ISRAEL': THE SEPTEMBER 1970 CRISIS --   |t CHAPTER 9 THE OCTOBER WAR --   |t CHAPTER 10 DISENGAGEMENT AND DISILLUSIONMENT, 1973-7 --   |t CHAPTER 11 THE CAMP DAVID DISASTER, 1977-9 --   |t CHAPTER 12 THE IRAN-IRAQ WAR, 1980-88 --   |t CHAPTER 13 FISHING IN THE DEAD SEA: KING HUSSEIN AND THE PEACE PROCESS, 1980-89 --   |t CHAPTER 14 BETWEEN IRAQ AND A HARD PLACE: KING HUSSEIN AND THE GULF CRISIS, 1990-91 --   |t CHAPTER 15 FROMMADRID TO OSLO: KING HUSSEIN AND THE PEACE PROCESS, 1991-3 --   |t CHAPTER 16 THE BEST OF ENEMIES, THE BEST OF FRIENDS: HUSSEIN, RABIN AND THE JORDANIAN-ISRAELI PEACE TREATY --   |t CHAPTER 17 THE BITTER AFTERTASTE OF PEACE --   |t CHAPTER 18 THE LIBERATION OF IRAQ, 1995-7 --   |t CHAPTER 19 A DESTINY FULFILLED? --   |t SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY --   |t NOTES --   |t INDEX 
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