The Shaykh of Shaykhs : Mithqal al-Fayiz and Tribal Leadership in Modern Jordan /
Shaykh Mithqal al-Fayiz's life spanned a period of dramatic transformation in the Middle East. Born in the 1880s during a time of rapid modernization across the Ottoman Empire, Mithqal led his tribe through World War I, the development and decline of colonial rule and founding of Jordan, the es...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Stanford, CA :
Stanford University Press,
[2020]
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1. Born a Shaykh
- 2. From Maverick to Powerful Shaykh
- 3. The Decade of Power and Glory
- 4. Between Tent, Camp, and House
- 5. Times of Crisis
- 6. Disgruntled Accommodation
- Epilogue: Jordan after Mithqal
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index