| The              Library of Congress>>Especially              for Researchers>>Research              Centers   Home >> Country             Studies >> JordanFindinFederal Research                      Division PagesResearchers                      Web PagesAll Library of Congress PagesA Country Study: Jordan**Library of Congress Call Number DS153                   .J677 1991**- Jordan  ForewardAcknowledgments
- Preface  Country                       Profile - Country  GeographySociety
- Economy  Transportation                           and CommunicationsGovernment                           and Politics
- National                           Security    Introduction- Chapter                       1 - Historical Setting  (Mark Lewis)                          - The                           Jordan Region in Antiquity  Islam                           and Arab RuleOttoman                           Rule
- Conflicting                           Nationalism: Arab Nationalism and  Zionism  World                           War I: Diplomacy and IntrigueTransjordan
- Hashemite                           Kingdom of Jordan    - Hussein's                               Early Reign  Crisis                               and RealignmentDevelopment                               and Disaster
- The                               Guerrilla Crisis   War                           and DiplomacyThe                           Rabat Summit Conference and After
Relations                               with the Palestine Liberation Organization
- Jordanian-Syrian                               Relations  The                               Camp David Accords and Inter-Arab PoliticsJordan                           in the 1980's
The                               Islamic Revolution and a New Arab Alignment
- In                               Search of a Solution to the Palestinian Problem  Economic                               Austerity, 1981-The                               Israeli Invasion of Lebanon
Chapter                       2 - The Society and Its Environment
 (Julie M. Peteet
)
Geography
Boundaries
- Topography  ClimatePopulation
- The                           Organization of Society: Cohesion and Conflict    - Ethnicity                               and Language  Tribes                               and TribalismVillages
- Palestinians  Urban                               Areas and UrbanizationMigration
- Kinship,                           Family, and the Individual    - Family                               and Household  Family                               RelationshipsChanging                               Social Relations and Values
- Women                               and Work   Religious                           Life- Early                               Development of Islam  Tenets                               of Sunni IslamIslam                               in Social Life
- Islamic                               Revival  Religious                               MinoritiesEducation
- Health                           and Welfare      - Chapter                       3 - The Economy  (Robert Scott Mason)                            - Structure                           and Dynamics of the Economy        - GDP                               by Sector  The                               Late 1980s- Deflation  External                                   DebtDevaluation
- Austerity                                   Measures    The                           Role of the Government- A                               Mixed Economy  The                               Budget- Expenditures  Revenue                                   and TaxationDevelopment                               Planning
The                                   1986-90 Five-Year Plan
- Long-Range                                   Planning    Labor                           Force - Labor                               Emigration  Remittance                               IncomeLabor                               Force and Unemployment
- Industry    - Manufacturing  Industrial                               PolicyElectricity                               Generation
- Transportation                           and Communications    - Transportation      - Roads  RailroadsPorts
- Civil                                   Aviation and Airports   TelecommunicationsNatural                           Resources
Phosphates
- Potash  Oil                               and GasWater
- Agriculture    - Agricultural                               Development  Cropping                               and ProductionLivestock
- International                           Trade     - Trade                               Balance  Composition                               of Exports and ImportsDirection                               of Trade
- Banking                           and Finance      - Chapter                       4 - Government and Politics  (Eric Hooglund)                            - The                           Constitution  The                           Government- The                               King  The                               Council of MinistersThe                               Legislature
- The                               Judiciary  Local                               AdministrationThe                           Political Setting
The                               Political Elite
- Political                               Dissent and Political Repression  The                               Palestinians and the Palestine Liberation OrganizationForeign                           Policy
Relations                               with Israel
- Relations                               with the Arab States  Relations                               with the United StatesRelations                               with Other Countries
- Membership                               in International Organizations   Media- Chapter                       5 - National Security  (Jean R. Tartter)                          - Security:                           A Perennial Concern      - Dimensions                               of the Military Threat  Internal                               SecurityThe                               Palestinian Factor
- The                           Military Heritage    - Historical                               Role  World                               War II to 1967June                               1967 War and Aftermath
- The                           Military in National Life  The                           Armed Forces- Command                               Structure  ArmyAir                               Force
- Defense                               Spending   Personnel:                           Composition, Recruitment, and Training- Conscription  Women                               in the Armed ForcesConditions                               of Service
- Ranks                               and Insignia  Training                               and EducationPeople's                               Army and Reserves
- Military                           Relations with Other Countries    - Meeting                               Jordan's Equipment Needs in the 1980s  Military                               Cooperation with the United StatesMilitary                               Cooperation with Other Arab States
- The                           Internal Security System    - Police                               Forces  General                               Intelligence DepartmentCriminal                           Justice
Criminal                               Code
- Incidence                               of Crime  Procedures                               in Criminal LawMartial                               Law Courts
- Penal                               System       - Appendix. Tables    BibliographyGlossary

Search                                 by Continent

Search                                 Database
**Choose                                     a Country Study**AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAngolaArmeniaAustriaAzerbaijanBahrainBangladeshBelarusBelizeBhutanBoliviaBrazilBulgariaCambodiaChadChileChinaColombiaCaribbean IslandsComorosCyprusCzechoslovakia                                         (Former)Dominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEstoniaEthiopiaFinlandGeorgiaGermanyGermany (East)GhanaGuyanaHaitiHondurasHungaryIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIsraelIvory Coast                                         (Cote d'IvoireJapanJordanKazakhstanKuwaitKyrgyzstanLatviaLaosLebanonLibyaLithuaniaMacauMadagascarMaldivesMauritaniaMauritiusMexicoMoldovaMongoliaNepalNicaraguaNigeriaNorth KoreaOmanPakistanPanamaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalQatarRomaniaRussiaSaudi ArabiaSeychellesSingaporeSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth KoreaSoviet Union                                         (Former)SpainSri LankaSudanSyriaTajikistanThailandTurkmenistanTurkeyUgandaUnited Arab                                         EmiratesUruguayUzbekistanVenezuelaVietnamYugoslavia                                         (Former)Zaire (Former)**Search                                           Jordan**                                            Include word variants .                                            Use only words as entered. Top              of Page   Home >> Country             Studies >> JordanFindinFederal Research                      Division PagesFederal Research Division                      PagesResearchers                      Web PagesAll Library of Congress Pages  The                    Library of Congress>>Especially                    for Researchers>>Research                    Centers                   November 8, 2005Contact                    Us   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|