The making of Jordan tribes, colonialism and the modern state /

Alon, Yoav

The making of Jordan tribes, colonialism and the modern state / [Texte imprimé] : Yoav Alon - London : I.B. Tauris, 2007 - 1 vol. (XIV-214 p.) : cartes ; 25 cm - Library of modern Middle East studies ; v. 61 . - Library of modern Middle East studies (I. B. Tauris, London) ; v. 61 .

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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

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