Politics, the Military and National Security in Jordan, 1955-1967

by L. Tal

Overview

Using new archival material, Lawrence Tal examines how Jordan remained stable during the volatile period between 1955 and 1967. Tal asserts that Jordan's security was due primarily to the cohesion of its National Security Establishment, a ruling coalition of security and foreign policy professionals that included the monarchy, the political elite and the military.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781349427802
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	01/01/2002
Series:	St Antony's Series
Edition description:	1st ed. 2002
Pages:	181
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

LAWRENCE TAL is currently working for a major international energy company. He completed his doctoral and masters degree in Middle East politics at the University of Oxford and was a lecturer in politics at Trinity College, Oxford. His articles have appeared in Foreign Affairs and the Times Literary Supplement.

Table of Contents

Transliteration Note Acknowledgements Introduction List of Abbreviations Jordan's National Security Establishment Between Imperialism and Arabism Radicals versus Royalists The July Crisis Confronting the United Arab Republic From Reforms to Rapprochement In Nasser's Grip Jordan's March to War Conclusion Appendix: Biographical Sketches Bibliography Index

Editorial Reviews

'...extremely useful to scholars of recent Middle East history...' - Ralph Hitchens, The Journal of Military History

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