The Social and Economic Origins of Monarchy in Jordan

ISBN-13: 9781349290895 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 221 str.

Tariq Moraiwed Tell; T. Tell

Opis

An interpretative history of the emergence and consolidation of the modern state in Jordan, this book examines the resilience of the Hashemite monarchy and the economic sources of social power under Ottoman, British, and post-colonial Hashemite rule.

Spis treści

The Paradoxes of an Enduring Monarchy Two Images of Hashemite Rule Before Hashemite Rule: Ottoman Order and Local Order in South-Eastern Syria The Origins of Hashemite Rule: From Ottomanism to Localism in South-Eastern Syria The Establishment of Hashemite Rule: The Evolution of TransJordan The Infrastructure of Hashemite Power in the Towns The Infrastructure of Mandatory Power in the Steppe From Mandate to Kingdom: The Social Origins of Hashemite Power in the Sown The Cohesion of the East Bank: The Consolidation of Hashemite Power The Moral Economy of Hashemite Rule in Jordan

O autorze

TARIQ MORAIWED TELL is an Independent Researcher.