TY  - BOOK
AU  - George,Alan
TI  - Jordan: living in the crossfire 
SN  - 9781842774717 (pbk.)
AV  - 418 DS 154 G347j 2005
U1  - 956.9504 
PY  - 2005///
CY  - London, New York, New York
PB  - Zed Books, Distributed in the USA by Palgrave Macmillan
KW  - Jordan
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - Jordania
KW  - Política y gobierno
KW  - Historia
N1  - 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
ER  -