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King Hussein and the Challenge of Arab Radicalism : Jordan, 1955-1967.

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 mo...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Dann, Uriel
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, 1991.
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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.