When the young Hussein became the King of Jordan in 1953, conventional wisdom held that his days were numbered. As the embodiment of the socially conservative, pro-Western Jordanian state, he seemed little able to stand up to the rising forces of pan-Arab radicalism. Yet Hussein and the Jordanian monarchy have not only endured, they have thrived, and continue to play a vital role in Middle Eastern politics. Historian Uriel Dann here explores the political history of the formative years of the Jordanian state, uncovering the sources of its durability against forces seeking to fundamentally alter the traditional bases of Arab politics.

King Hussein and the Challenge of Arab Radicalism: Jordan, 1955-1967 (Studies in Middle Eastern History)

History

Dann, Uriel

Asia

Oxford University Press

<p>When the young Hussein became the King of Jordan in 1953, conventional wisdom held that his days were numbered. As the embodiment of the socially conservative, pro-Western Jordanian state, he seemed little able to stand up to the rising forces of pan-Arab radicalism. Yet Hussein and the Jordanian monarchy have not only endured, they have thrived, and continue to play a vital role in Middle Eastern politics. Historian Uriel Dann here explores the political history of the formative years of the Jordanian state, uncovering the sources of its durability against forces seeking to fundamentally alter the traditional bases of Arab politics.<br></p>

Middle East

Iraq under Qassem;: A political history, 1958-1963

Praeger

Studies In The History Of Transjordan, 19201949: The Making Of A State

Reference

Routledge

The Hashemites in the Modern Arab World: Essays in Honour of the late Professor Uriel Dann

Examines the crucial role of the Hashemites in Arab nationalism throughout the 20th century, from the 1916 Arab Revolt through the creation of Arab states after World War I, the attempts at Arab unity, and the establishment of two kingdoms, to the current Palestinian debate.

The Hashemites in the Modern Arab World

Susser, Asher

Shmuelevitz, Aryeh

Hanover and Great Britain, 1740-1760: Diplomacy and Survival

Europe

UNKNO

This is a study of the economic, political, and above all military relations between the Electorate of Hanover and Great Britain during the years between the outbreak of the War of the Austrian Succession and the death of Gerorge II in the middle of the Seven Years War. It is a period of great significance in the history of both nations - the ascending Great Power and the stagnating continental principality, with little in common except the fact that both were ruled by the same man. This study illuminates the part played by King and Elector in his two countries and highlights the role of his key advisors, notabley the remarkable Baron Muenchhausen.

Hanover and Britain, 1740-1760 (A Leicester Univ Press Book)

World

Studies In The History Of Transjordan, 1920-1949: The Making Of A State (Westview Special Studies on the Middle East)

Westview Press

King Hussein's Strategy of Survival (Policy Papers)

Washington Inst for Near East Pol

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