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Description

1. xii, 251 pages; 24 cm.

Summary

1. This book examines the most turbulent period in the history of Jordan's ruling house, the six years following the assassination of the kingdom's founder, Abdullah (1951-1957). Those years witnessed the country's lone episode of weak monarchy, when the king--the novice Hussein or his ill-starred father, Talal--was not the preeminent political actor in the land. Rather, it was during that time at the regime was left in the hands of a mix of Palestinian, Transjordanian, and Circassian royalists who had never before wielded executive authority inside the kingdom. Based on exclusive interviews and newly released archival resources, this book traces the only two royal successions in Jordanian history: the eleven-month reign of the little-known Talal, and the early years of King Hussein.

Series statement

1. Studies in Middle Eastern history

Uniform title

1. Studies in Middle Eastern history (New York, N.Y.)

Subject

1. Hussein, King of Jordan, 1935-1999
2. Hussein, King of Jordan, 1935-1999
3. Hussein Jordanien, König 1935-1999
4. Ḥusayn b. Ṭalāl, al-, koning van Jordanië, 1935-1999
5. Hussein (roi de Jordanie ; 1935- ...)
6. Husain (Jordanien, König, II.)
7. 1900-2000
8. 15.75 history of Asia
9. Politics and government
10. Politische Stabilität
11. Geschichte 1951-1957
12. Jordan > Politics and government
13. Jordan
14. Jordan
15. Jordanien
16. Jordanie > Politique et gouvernement

Genre/Form

1. History.

Contents

1. Introduction: The Passing of an Era Already Past -- 1. A Kingdom Without a King -- 2. Kingpins, Kingmakers, and Would-be Kings -- 3. The Short Unhappy Reign of King Talal -- 4. Abul Huda in Command -- 5. From Liberty to License -- 6. Abul Huda's Last Hurrah -- 7. Hussein and the Baghdad Pact -- 8. Charting a New Course -- 9. The Kingdom Unraveled -- 10. The Kingdom Restored.

Owning institution

1. Princeton University Library

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references and index.