Glubb Pasha and the Arab Legion - Britain, Jordan and the End of Empire in the Middle East

This study uses the private papers of Glubb Pasha to rethink the end of Britain's imperial presence in the Middle East.

List of contents

Introduction; 1. The 1946 Treaty, Palestine, and the preclusion of the Arab Legion's planned post-war disbandment; 2. The Partition of Palestine, the Greater Transjordan solution, and the new-found significance of Glubb Pasha and the Arab Legion; 3. The 1948 war and Glubb's management of the Greater Transjordan scheme; 4. Bringing the 1948 war to an end: the ad hoc consolidation of Greater Transjordan; 5. Beyond 1948: the Arab Legion, Arab nationalism and the Cold War; 6. A puppeteer in search of a puppet: the royal succession and Britain's policy of selective non-intervention; 7. The Glubb paradox and King Hussein's quest for control of the Arab Legion; 8. Behind the veil of Suez: Glubbless Jordan and the termination of the Treaty; Conclusion.

About the author

Previously a Tutor on the Stanford Program in Oxford, teaching third year undergraduates visiting Oxford from Stanford University, Connecticut, Graham Jevon gained his D.Phil. from the University of Oxford. His research interests centre on twentieth-century British imperialism and decolonisation. Currently, he is working on a new project analysing Britain's construction and use of armies throughout the Arab world after the First World War.

Summary

A study of Britain's role in the Middle East from the 1948 Arab-Israeli war to the 1956 Suez Crisis, based on significant new findings from the private papers of Glubb Pasha and the Arab Legion. This book revises several key narratives regarding the decline of Britain's imperial presence in the region.

Product details

• Authors: Graham Jevon, Graham (University of Oxford) Jevon, Jevon Graham
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9781316629239
• ISBN: 978-1-316-62923-9
• No. of pages: 336
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, English, Jordan, HISTORY / Middle East / General, 20th Century, Colonialism & imperialism, Second World War, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Political Geography, Middle Eastern history, Arabian Peninsula, Colonialism and imperialism, British Isles, Modern warfare, c 1940 to c 1949, National liberation & independence, post-colonialism, National liberation and independence