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Our Last Best Chance
A dying King Hussein of Jordan shocked the world when he chose his son rather than his brother to be the next King of Jordan. In this candid memoir, King Abdullah II tackles the two toughest issues he faces: how to solve the Israeli-Palestinian standoff and how to become an intermediary between the United States and the Arab world.
Our Last Best Chance
A call for peace by one the longest serving rulers in the Middle East At a time of unprecedented upheaval in the Middle East, King Abdullah II of Jordan is almost unique in enjoying widespread popular support. He is the ultimate modern-day monarch, as comfortable at a business conference as he is at a meeting of the Arab League. In this prescient memoir-cum-manifesto, he makes an urgent plea to push for a solution to the Arab-Israeli crisis. He writes with disarming frankness about his own upbringing and warns of the brewing resentment in the region. A call to arms by the most dynamic young ruler in the Arab world, Our Last Best Chance helps explain the volatile underpinnings of the new Arab awakening.
Jordan
This volume offers an overview of the history, politics and economics of this fascinating country it's main focus being on King Hussein's reign, his quest to modernise, his internal struggle with the Palestinians and his pursuit of peace in the area.
Jordan and America
A telling history of one of the most important relationships in the Middle East This is the first book to tell the remarkable story of the relationship between Jordan and the United States and how their leaders have navigated the dangerous waters of the most volatile region in the world. Jordan has been an important ally of the United States for more than seventy years, thanks largely to two members of the Hashemite family: King Hussein, who came to power at the age of 17 in 1952 and governed for nearly a half-century, and his son, King Abdullah, who inherited the throne in 1999. Both survived numerous assassination attempts, wars, and plots by their many enemies in the region. Both ruled wi...
King Abdullah II
Declared king upon his father's death in 1999, King Abdullah II has become an important liaison between the Bush administration and Arab states.
King Abdullah, Britain and the Making of Jordan
King Abdullah played an active role in the partition of Palestine and, as a result, has always been viewed as one of the most controversial figures in modern Middle East history. This book is the first in-depth study of the historical and personal circumstances that made him so. Born in Mecca in 1882 of a family that traced its lineage to the Prophet Muhammad, Abdullah belonged to the Ottoman ruling elite. He grew up in Istanbul and returned to Mecca when his father was appointed Sharif in 1908. During the First World War he earned nationalist credentials as a leader of the Arab revolt against the Ottoman Empire. Owing to his alliance with Britain in the revolt, he emerged afterwards as a co...
Jordan in Transition
Jordan has long been regarded as a pivotal country in the Middle East, one whose policy choices carry strong implications for regional stability. Jordan in Transition offers a cogent and compelling analysis of the country's domestic and international politics. Ryan argues that there have been four dramatic transitions in Jordan's recent past: ambitious economic restructuring; efforts toward political liberalization; realignments in foreign relations (culminating in the 1994 peace agreement with Israel); and the succession of King Abdullah II. Exploring these transitions, and how each in turn affects the others, he provides a major contribution to our understanding of Jordan.
Lion of Jordan
For most of his long reign (1953-1999) Hussein of Jordan was one of the dominant figures in Middle Eastern politics, its most continuous presence, and one of the most consistent proponents of peace with Israel. This is the first major account of his life and reign, written with access to many of his surviving papers, with the co-operation (but not approval) of his family and staff, and extensive interviews with policy-makers of many different nationalities.
The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
This book covers the modern history of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan from the resign of the founder, King Abdullah I to the present monarch, King Abdullah II. The honesty that the Hashemites have been carrying over years and the mission initiated by King Abdullah I and ably resumed by King Abdullah II are a light of civilization and giving undertaken by men true to what they promised Allah and their people. This book is an essential reading for all those who wish to learn more about the history of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
Collusion Across the Jordan
This book is an account of the highly secret relationship between Abdullah, the Hashemite ruler of Jordan, and the Zionist movement. Spanning three decades, from the appointment of Abdullah as Emir in 1921 to his assassination in 1951, this work focuses on the clandestine diplomacy and the political and military processes which determined the fate of Palestine between 1947 and 1950, and which left the Palestinian Arabs without a homeland.
