Between Arabia and the Holy Land

This volume is a general survey of the history of Jordan from ancient times to the present.

Autorentext

Dr Jacob Abadi taught at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado from 1994 to 2023. In addition to numerous articles, he is the author of the following books: Britain's Withdrawal from the Middle East, 1947-1971; Israel's Leadership; Israel's Quest for Recognition and Acceptance in Asia; and Tunisia since the Arab Conquest.

Klappentext

This volume is a general survey of the history of Jordan from ancient times to the present.

Zusammenfassung
This volume is a general survey of the history of Jordan from ancient times to the present.

Inhalt

Introduction. 1. Jordan in antiquity 2. Jordan under Byzantine and Arab rule 3. Political history of Jordan under Mamluk rule 4. Administrative, social, economic and cultural developments in Jordan during the Mamluk period 5. Jordan in the Ottoman age 6. Jordan during World War I 7. Minorities, Bedouin tribes and the challenge of integration 8. The formative years of the Hashemite Kingdom 9. World War II and the Hashemite quest for national identity 10. King Hussein's challenges 11. Jordan, the West Bank and Jewish settlement plans 12. Jordan and its Muslim neighbors 13. Jordan's global reach 14. The reign of King Abdallah II 15. Vernacular and culture in modern Jordan.