This book examines the most turbulent period in the history of Jordan's ruling house, the six years following the assassination of the kingdom's founder, Abdullah (1951-1957). Those years witnessed the country's lone episode of weak monarchy, when the king--the novice Hussein or his ill-starred father, Talal--was not the preeminent political actor in the land. Rather, it was during that time at the regime was left in the hands of a mix of Palestinian, Transjordanian, and Circassian royalists who had never before wielded ...
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This book examines the most turbulent period in the history of Jordan's ruling house, the six years following the assassination of the kingdom's founder, Abdullah (1951-1957). Those years witnessed the country's lone episode of weak monarchy, when the king--the novice Hussein or his ill-starred father, Talal--was not the preeminent political actor in the land. Rather, it was during that time at the regime was left in the hands of a mix of Palestinian, Transjordanian, and Circassian royalists who had never before wielded executive authority inside the kingdom. Based on exclusive interviews and newly released archival resources, this book traces the only two royal successions in Jordanian history: the eleven-month reign of the little-known Talal, and the early years of King Hussein.
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Book. Octavo, xv, 251 pages. In Good plus condition with Good condition dust jacket. White spine with pale green lettering. Dust jacket has mild shelving wear, front cover has blue pen marks and mild staining, rear cover has mild staining and a price sticker, age toning on head edges, and foxing along spine. Board spine has mild wear on tail edge. Textblock has pencil marks on rear end-page and pastedown, indented name of previous owner on front end-page, and mild foxing on head edge. Shelved ND-C. 1379063. FP New Rockville Stock.
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Book. Octavo; 251 pages; VG/VG; Tan spine with green text; Dustjacket has mild edgewear and shelfwear; Textblock has slight writing in pen on front endpaper; NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, "FDA" Section. 1366507. Special Collections.
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First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. 8vo. pp xii, 251. Original publishers grey cloth lettered black at spine. ISBN: 0195080270 Ex British Foreign Office library with a few library markings else very good indeed.
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