The making of Jordan : tribes, colonialism and the modern state /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London :
I.B. Tauris,
2007.
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| Series: | Library of modern Middle East studies ;
61 |
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| Online Access: | http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=203504 |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction : the study of state, tribe and colonial rule in Jordan
- Between two empires : transjordan on the eve of Abdullah's arrival
- 'Bedu Amir' or constitutional monarch? : the struggle for the nature of the emirate, 1921-1924
- The making of a colonial state, 1924-1930
- Colonialism as a fine art : Glubb Pasha and the desert tribes, 1928-1936
- State consolidation and tribal participation, 1930-1946
- Conclusion : towards a appraisal of the mandate's legacy in Jordan.