The Social and Economic Origins of Monarchy in Jordan [electronic resource] /
Tell, T.author.
An interpretative history of the emergence and consolidation of the modern state in Jordan, this book examines the resilience of the Hashemite monarchy and the economic sources of social power under Ottoman, British, and post-colonial Hashemite rule.
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: The Paradoxes of an Enduring Monarchy; 1 The Historiography of Hashemite Rule; 2 Before Hashemite Rule: Ottoman Order and Local Order in Southeastern Syria; 3 The Origins of Hashemite Rule: From Ottomanism to Localism in Southeastern Syria; 4 The Establishment of Hashemite Rule: The Evolution of Trans-Jordan; 5 The Infrastructure of Mandatory Power in the Towns; 6 The Infrastructure of Mandatory Power in the Steppe; 7 From Mandate to Kingdom: The Social Origins of Hashemite Power in the Sown
8 The Cohesion of the East Bank: The Consolidation of Hashemite PowerConclusion: The Moral Economy of Hashemite Rule in Jordan; Notes; Index
Includes index.
An interpretative history of the emergence and consolidation of the modern state in Jordan, this book examines the resilience of the Hashemite monarchy and the economic sources of social power under Ottoman, British, and post-colonial Hashemite rule.
Middle East-Politics and government.
Asia-Economic conditions.
Political theory.
Political science.
Political economy.
Middle Eastern Politics.
Asian Economics.
Political Theory.
Political Science.
International Political Economy.