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British military intervention and the struggle for Jordan : King Hussein, Nasser and the Middle East crisis, 1955-1958 / Stephen Blackwell.
Series: British politics and society | British politics and societyPublication details: New York : Routledge, 2012, 2009.Edition: 1st pbk. edDescription: xiv, 254 p. : ill., map ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780415540971 (pbk.) :
- 0415540976 (pbk.) :
- 9780714656991
- 0714656992
- DS154.16.G7 B53 2009
Contents:
Introduction : Jordan, Suez and the decline of British influence in the Middle East -- Glubb's Jordan : the Arab legion, the Hashemites and the nationalist challenge, 1948-1956 -- Amman under the shadow of Nasser : Jordanian nationalism and the Suez crisis, April-November 1956 -- The British abandonment and the American retrieval of Jordan, November 1956-April 1957 -- The kings against the colonels : Jordan and the Anglo-American plot to overthrow the Syrian government, 1957 -- Combating Nasser : Anglo-American support for Jordan, Iraq and Lebanon, November 1957-June 1958 -- The Baghdad coup and the Macmillan government's decision to intervene in Jordan, 14-17 July 1958 -- A tenuous foothold : British paratroops deploy in Amman, July-August 1958 -- Managing the international crisis : creating a UN 'mantle' for Jordan, September-November 1958 -- Belated reappraisals : Anglo-American policy, regional nationalism and the future of Jordan, November 1958-March 1959.
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American University in Dubai | American University in Dubai | Main Collection | DS 154.16 .G7 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 5092749 |
Originally published in 2009.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [221]-229) and index.
Introduction : Jordan, Suez and the decline of British influence in the Middle East -- Glubb's Jordan : the Arab legion, the Hashemites and the nationalist challenge, 1948-1956 -- Amman under the shadow of Nasser : Jordanian nationalism and the Suez crisis, April-November 1956 -- The British abandonment and the American retrieval of Jordan, November 1956-April 1957 -- The kings against the colonels : Jordan and the Anglo-American plot to overthrow the Syrian government, 1957 -- Combating Nasser : Anglo-American support for Jordan, Iraq and Lebanon, November 1957-June 1958 -- The Baghdad coup and the Macmillan government's decision to intervene in Jordan, 14-17 July 1958 -- A tenuous foothold : British paratroops deploy in Amman, July-August 1958 -- Managing the international crisis : creating a UN 'mantle' for Jordan, September-November 1958 -- Belated reappraisals : Anglo-American policy, regional nationalism and the future of Jordan, November 1958-March 1959.
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