1st Edition
Studies In The History Of Transjordan, 19201949 The Making Of A State
By Uriel Dann
Copyright 1984
129 Pages
by
Routledge
129 Pages
by
Routledge
129 Pages
by
Routledge
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There can be few countries in the world today, begins Dr. Dann, whose modern history is as "political" as that of Jordan—the immediate heir to Transjordan territorially, dynast ically, and "politically." The reason is clear, he asserts. The land east of the Jordan River had not been an identifiable state or nation at least since the early Christian era; then, over the span of a single generation... Read more
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
Biography
Uriel Dan
