A Modern History of Jordan

by Kamal Salibi

Book Overview

Few states in the modern world have had a less promising birth than Jordan. When in 1921 the Hashemite Emir Abdallah was recognized as the ruler of this romantic backwater of the former Ottoman Empire, it was sparsely populated, extremely poor, and widely regarded as ungovernable. Today against all the odds, Jordan has become one of the most prosperous and stable of Middle Eastern countries and a major player in the region's politics. In this political...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1860643310
• ISBN13: 9781860643316
• Release Date: December 1998
• Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.5"