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- Book Title
- Jordan
- Publication Name
- Jordan : Living in the Crossfire
- Title
- Jordan
- Subtitle
- Living in the Crossfire
- Format
- Hardcover
- ISBN-10
- 1842774700
- EAN
- 9781842774700
- ISBN
- 9781842774700
- Publisher
- ZED Books, The Limited
- Genre
- Law & Politics
- Release Date
- 04/10/2005
- Release Year
- 2005
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- GB
- Subject Area
- Political Science
- Item Length
- 8.7 in
- Subject
- World / Middle Eastern, International Relations / Diplomacy
- Publication Year
- 2005
- Type
- Textbook
- Item Height
- 0.8 in
- Item Weight
- 16.4 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.6 in
- Number of Pages
- 288 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
ZED Books, The Limited
ISBN-10
1842774700
ISBN-13
9781842774700
eBay Product ID (ePID)
45309230
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Jordan : Living in the Crossfire
Subject
World / Middle Eastern, International Relations / Diplomacy
Publication Year
2005
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Political Science
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
16.4 Oz
Item Length
8.7 in
Item Width
5.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
2005-040817
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
'Beautifully written, lively and engaging, this book will give both old hands and first-time visitors a very 3-dimensional analysis of Jordan and where it stands five years after King Hussain's passing.' - Eugene L. Rogan, St Antony's College, Oxford'A highly readable introduction to Jordan, its people and politics, intersected with enlightening interviews with Jordanians from a range of backgrounds. A must-read.' - Joost R. Hiltermann, Director of the Middle East Project, International Crisis Group'In a deft combination of analysis and direct reportage, Alan George has provided an excellent account of contemporary Jordan and of the different pressures, internal, regional and global, to which it is subjected. At once sympathetic and critical, his book shows how the modern state and society of Jordan have been created, where power lies, the limits to that power, and the diverse forces operating within that country.' - Professor Fred Halliday, London School of Economics, author of The Middle East in International Relations: Power, Politics and Ideologyand 100 Myths About the Middle East'Alan George has painted a shrewd, candid and unsparing portrait of contemporary Jordan. Crisply written, and with obvious sympathy for the effectively disenfranchised who make up the majority of the population, George has interviewed a wide variety of Jordanians, both East Bankers and Palestinians, whose personal histories are adroitly sandwiched between a critical history of the state since its origins and a series of perceptive studies of the principal institutions through which it is run. By the somewhat dismal standards of most of its neighbours, Jordan may seem a bastion of liberty in a sea of oppression, but George's measured accounts of the limitations of 'Jordanian democracy', the fragility of the rule of law when either national security or the comfort of the elite is threatened, and the self-censorship which is more or less obligatory for journalists and researchers, give glimpses of a rather grimmer reality. It is certainly the sharpest and most informative study of the country currently available.' - Peter Sluglett, Professor of Middle Eastern History, University of Utah, Salt Lake City'Living in the Crossfire makes Jordan come alive. In patient detail, based on interviews at every level of Jordanian society, from refugee to king, George paints a damning picture of Jordan's pseudo-democracy and an affectionate one of its (majority Palestinian) society. His chapters on the media and legal system are especially lethal, anatomising spheres in which "responsible freedom" reigns within "reasonable red lines" drawn by a monarch who, by his own admission, "can't be very democratic" where "national interests" are at stake.' - Tom Hill, Tribune, "Beautifully written, lively and engaging, this book will give both old hands and first-time visitors a very 3-dimensional analysis of Jordan and where it stands five years after King Hussain's passing." -- Eugene L. Rogan, St Antony's College, Oxford "In a deft combination of analysis and direct reportage, Alan George has provided an excellent account of contemporary Jordan and of the different pressures, internal, regional and global, to which it is subjected. At once sympathetic and critical, his book shows how the modern state and society of Jordan have been created, where power lies, the limits to that power, and the diverse forces operating within that country." -- Fred Halliday, London School of Economics "A highly readable introduction to Jordan, its people and politics, intersected with enlightening interviews with Jordanians from a range of backgrounds. A must-read." -- Joost R. Hiltermann, Director of the Middle East Project, International Crisis Group "Alan George has painted a shrewd, candid and unsparing portrait of contemporary Jordan. It is certainly the sharpest and most informative study of the country currently available." -- Peter Sluglett, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, 'Beautifully written, lively and engaging, this book will give both old hands and first-time visitors a very 3-dimensional analysis of Jordan and where it stands five years after King Hussain's passing.' - Eugene L. Rogan, St Antony's College, Oxford'A highly readable introduction to Jordan, its people and politics, intersected with enlightening interviews with Jordanians from a range of backgrounds. A must-read.' - Joost R. Hiltermann, Director of the Middle East Project, International Crisis Group 'In a deft combination of analysis and direct reportage, Alan George has provided an excellent account of contemporary Jordan and of the different pressures, internal, regional and global, to which it is subjected. At once sympathetic and critical, his book shows how the modern state and society of Jordan have been created, where power lies, the limits to that power, and the diverse forces operating within that country.' - Professor Fred Halliday, London School of Economics, author of The Middle East in International Relations: Power, Politics and Ideologyand 100 Myths About the Middle East'Alan George has painted a shrewd, candid and unsparing portrait of contemporary Jordan. Crisply written, and with obvious sympathy for the effectively disenfranchised who make up the majority of the population, George has interviewed a wide variety of Jordanians, both East Bankers and Palestinians, whose personal histories are adroitly sandwiched between a critical history of the state since its origins and a series of perceptive studies of the principal institutions through which it is run. By the somewhat dismal standards of most of its neighbours, Jordan may seem a bastion of liberty in a sea of oppression, but George's measured accounts of the limitations of 'Jordanian democracy', the fragility of the rule of law when either national security or the comfort of the elite is threatened, and the self-censorship which is more or less obligatory for journalists and researchers, give glimpses of a rather grimmer reality. It is certainly the sharpest and most informative study of the country currently available.' - Peter Sluglett, Professor of Middle Eastern History, University of Utah, Salt Lake City'Living in the Crossfire makes Jordan come alive. In patient detail, based on interviews at every level of Jordanian society, from refugee to king, George paints a damning picture of Jordan's pseudo-democracy and an affectionate one of its (majority Palestinian) society. His chapters on the media and legal system are especially lethal, anatomising spheres in which "responsible freedom" reigns within "reasonable red lines" drawn by a monarch who, by his own admission, "can't be very democratic" where "national interests" are at stake.' - Tom Hill, Tribune, 'Beautifully written, lively and engaging, this book will give both old hands and first-time visitors a very 3-dimensional analysis of Jordan and where it stands five years after King Hussain's passing.'Eugene L. Rogan, St Antony's College, Oxford'A highly readable introduction to Jordan, its people and politics, intersected with enlightening interviews with Jordanians from a range of backgrounds. A must-read.'Joost R. Hiltermann, Director of the Middle East Project, International Crisis Group'In a deft combination of analysis and direct reportage, Alan George has provided an excellent account of contemporary Jordan and of the different pressures, internal, regional and global, to which it is subjected. At once sympathetic and critical, his book shows how the modern state and society of Jordan have been created, where power lies, the limits to that power, and the diverse forces operating within that country.'Fred Halliday, London School of Economics'Alan George has painted a shrewd, candid and unsparing portrait of contemporary Jordan. It is certainly the sharpest and most informative study of the country currently available.'Peter Sluglett, University of Utah, Salt Lake City
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
956.9504
Table Of Content
Acknowledgments Introduction Chronology Vital Statistics Part 1: Jordam 1. 'Fulfilling our Promises': The Creation of Jordan 2. 'Neither Democrat nor Demagogue': Jordan under King Hussain 3. 'Bread before Freedom': Jordan under King Abdullah II Part II: Jordanians 4. Abdullah bin Al-Hussain: King 5. Barjas al-Hadid: Tribal Shaikh 6. Rajai Khoury: Businessman 7. 'Abd al-Fatah al-Bustani: Dentist 8. Abu Muhammad: Taxi driver 9. Awad ash-Shubaiki: Farmer 10. Anisa Salim: Palestinian refugee Part III: Institutions 11. The 'Stratified Elite' : The Royal Family and Royal Court 12. 'Strengthening the Moderate Majority': Parliament and Parties 13. 'The Basis of Governance': The Legal System 14. The Sky's the Limit: The Media 15. 'Investing in a Mobile Resource': Higher Education 16. Visions and Realities: The Future Select Bibliography Index
Synopsis
Jordan has played a bigger role in Middle Eastern affairs than its size and economy might warrant, due to its huge Palestinian population, its strategic location between Israel, the West Bank, Syria and Iraq, and its uniquely close relationship with successive British and US administrations. Drawing on numerous visits to the country and interviews with a diversity of people from King Abdullah down, Alan George describes how its reasonably stable monarchical system, unlike that in most Arab countries, has allowed the halting development of civil society and maintained control through the skilful co-option of opponents rather than heavy-handed reliance on its secret police. What is daily life like? How do its parliamentary system and political parties work? How free are the media? What are the future prospects of this buffer 'state without a nation'?
LC Classification Number
DS154.G46 2005
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