Jordan : living in the crossfire /
George, Alan, 1949-
Jordan : living in the crossfire / Alan George. - London ; New York : New York : Zed Books ; Distributed in the USA by Palgrave Macmillan, 2005. - xvii, 266 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [252]-253) and index.
Chronology -- Vital statistics -- "Fulfilling our promises" : the creation of Jordan -- "Neither democrat nor demagogue" : Jordan under King Hussain -- "Bread before freedom" : Jordan under King Abdullah II -- Abdullah bin al-Hussain : king -- Barjas al-Hadid : tribal shaikh -- Rajai Khoury : businessman -- Abd al-Fatah al-Bustani : dentist -- Abu Muhammad : taxi driver -- Awad ash-Shubaiki : farmer -- Anisa Salim : refugee -- The "stratified elite" : the royal family and the royal court -- "Strengthening the moderate majority" : parliament and parties -- "The basis of governance" : the legal system -- "The sky's the limit" : the media -- "Investing in a mobile resource" : higher education -- Visions and realities : the future.
9781842774717 (pbk.) 1842774719 (pbk.)
Jordan--Politics and government.
Jordania --Política y gobierno
Jordania --Historia
418 DS 154 / G347j 2005
956.9504
Jordan : living in the crossfire / Alan George. - London ; New York : New York : Zed Books ; Distributed in the USA by Palgrave Macmillan, 2005. - xvii, 266 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [252]-253) and index.
Chronology -- Vital statistics -- "Fulfilling our promises" : the creation of Jordan -- "Neither democrat nor demagogue" : Jordan under King Hussain -- "Bread before freedom" : Jordan under King Abdullah II -- Abdullah bin al-Hussain : king -- Barjas al-Hadid : tribal shaikh -- Rajai Khoury : businessman -- Abd al-Fatah al-Bustani : dentist -- Abu Muhammad : taxi driver -- Awad ash-Shubaiki : farmer -- Anisa Salim : refugee -- The "stratified elite" : the royal family and the royal court -- "Strengthening the moderate majority" : parliament and parties -- "The basis of governance" : the legal system -- "The sky's the limit" : the media -- "Investing in a mobile resource" : higher education -- Visions and realities : the future.
9781842774717 (pbk.) 1842774719 (pbk.)
Jordan--Politics and government.
Jordania --Política y gobierno
Jordania --Historia
418 DS 154 / G347j 2005
956.9504