Anglo-American Support for Jordan: The Career of King Hussein: The Career of King Hussein

by M. Joyce

Overview

This book focuses on US-UK relations with Jordan for the entire period of King Hussein's reign, explaining Hussein's successes and failures, while emphasizing the declining influence of London and the rising influence of Washington.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781349372195
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan US
Publication date:	11/09/2015
Edition description:	1st ed. 2008
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Miriam Joyce is a Professor of History at Purdue-Calumet.

Table of Contents

The Young King * Managing Defeat * White September * The Murder of Wasfi al-Tall * Seeking Stability * Managing the 1973 War * Relinquishing the Dream * The Final Years

Editorial Reviews

"Based on British and American documents, and the recollections of former diplomats, this is a useful and informative study of the relationship between the Western powers and Jordan during the reign of King Hussein." - Nigel Ashton, Senior Lecturer in International History, The London School of Economics and Political Science

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