Table of Contents

1. Society in pre-state Transjordan, pre 1921; 2. The making of the modern state, 1921–8; 3. The road to independence, 1929–46; 4. Expansion and succession, 1947–53; 5. From freedom to repression, 1953–66; 6. War and civil war, 1967–71; 7. The years of prosperity, 1972–89; 8. Political and economic liberalisation, 1989–; Conclusion: whither the Kingdom?

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Philip Robins traces Jordan's political history from pre-independence to the present day.

About the Author

Philip Robins is University Lecturer in Politics with special reference to the Middle East in the Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of Oxford. His most recent book is Suits and Uniforms: Turkish Foreign Policy since the Cold War (2003).

Reviews

'An incisive and compellingly told account of one of the most important countries in the Middle East …'. Quarterly Journal of African and Asian Studies