King Hussein of Jordan [electronic resource] : a political life / Nigel Ashton.
Ashton, Nigel John.
2008
DS154.55 .A84 2008eb
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Title King Hussein of Jordan [electronic resource] : a political life / Nigel Ashton.
Author Ashton, Nigel John.
ISBN 9780300091670 (ci : alk. paper)
0300091672 (ci : alk. paper)
Imprint New Haven : Yale University Press, c2008.
Language English
Description xiii, 431 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., maps.
Call Number DS154.55 .A84 2008eb
Dewey Decimal Classification 956.9504/4092 B
Summary A towering figure, King Hussein reigned for nearly half a century, from his grandfather's assassination in 1953 to his own death in 1999. In this biography, Nigel Ashton recounts the eventful life of the king who not only survived but flourished amidst crisis after crisis as ruler of a poor desert nation surrounded by powerful and hostile neighbors. Hussein skillfully navigated complicated relationships with the British, his fellow Arab leaders, the new bordering state of Israel, masses of dispossessed Palestinians within his kingdom, every U.S. president from Eisenhower to Clinton, and every British prime minister from Churchill to Blair. This book illuminates the private man, his key relationships, and his achievements and disappointments as a central player in the tough world of Middle Eastern politics.--From publisher description.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references (p. [371]-420) and index.
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Breaking the British connection, 1953-6
To hold a throne, 1956-7
A dynasty under threat, 1957-61
Arab Cold War and détente, 1962-6
The path to disaster, 1966-7
Lost in a sandstorm: Hussein and the peace process, 1967-8
'Seven questions of Israel': the September 1970 crisis
The October war
Disengagement and disillusionment, 1973-7
The Camp David disaster, 1977-9
The Iran-Iraq war, 1980-88
Fishing in the Dead Sea: King Hussein and the peace process, 1980-89
Between Iraq and a hard place: King Hussein and the Gulf Crisis, 1990-91
From Madrid to Oslo: King Hussein and the peace process, 1991-3
The best of enemies, the best of friends: Hussein, Rabin and the Jordanian, Israeli peace treaty
The bitter aftertaste of peace
The liberation of Iraq, 1995-7
A destiny fulfilled?

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