The making of Jordan : tribes, colonialism and the modern state /: tribes, colonialism and the modern state. (2007)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Yoav Alon.
• Other Names: Alon, Yoav
• Contents: Introduction : the study of state, tribe and colonial rule in Jordan -- Between two empires : transjordan on the eve of Abdullah's arrival -- 'Bedu Amir' or constitutional monarch? : the struggle for the nature of the emirate, 1921-1924 -- The making of a colonial state, 1924-1930 -- Colonialism as a fine art : Glubb Pasha and the desert tribes, 1928-1936 -- State consolidation and tribal participation, 1930-1946 -- Conclusion : towards a appraisal of the mandate's legacy in Jordan.
• Publisher Details: London : I.B. Tauris
• Publication Date: 2007
• Extent: 1 online resource (xiv, 214 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 956.9504; Nation-building -- Jordan -- History; HISTORY -- General; Nation-building; Politics and government; Jordan -- Politics and government -- 20th century; Jordan; Jordanië; Electronic books; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781435603745; 1435603745; 9780857714565; 0857714562
• Related ISBNs: 9781845111380; 1845111389
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 194-202) and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.