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

Zusatztext "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 Informationen zum Autor Miriam Joyce is a Professor of History at Purdue-Calumet. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Bericht

"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

Produktdetails

• Autoren: M Joyce, M. Joyce
• Verlag: Palgrave UK
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 09.11.2015
• EAN: 9781349372195
• ISBN: 978-1-349-37219-5
• Seiten: 200
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > Regional- und Ländergeschichte; Naher Osten, B, Asiatische Geschichte, History, Westeuropa, Middle East, Asian History, History of the Americas, History, Modern, Palgrave History Collection, Modern History, History of Britain and Ireland, Great Britain—History, America—History, History of the Middle East, Middle East—History, United States—History, US History, Asia—History