Studies in the History of Transjordan, 1920-1949: The Making of a State

ISBN-13: 9780367304522 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 129 str.

Uriel Dann

Opis

This collection of papers examines, in the inductive manner of political history, a number of events and crises from 1920 to 1949 that have shaped the modern state of Jordan, describing the when, the how, and the why.

Spis treści

Preface -- Introduction: Transjordan, 1920-1949 -- The Beginnings of the Arab Legion -- The Minerals Concession of the “National Government of Moab”— An Annotated Document -- T. E. Lawrence in Amman, 1921 -- The "Independence" of 1922-1923 -- The Political Confrontation of Summer 1924 in Transjordan -- The United States and the Recognition of Transjordan, 1946-1949 -- Postscript: Did Abdallah Swerve from His Faith in Britain During the Second World War? -- Also of Interest from Westview Press

O autorze

Uriel Dan