num_pages: 496
description: In this reissue of the abridged paperback edition of his critically acclaimed Collusion Across the Jordan , Professor Shlaim chronicles King Abdullah's relationship with the Zionist movement from his appointment as Emir of Transjordan in 1921 to his assassination in 1951. With a new Introduction, placing the book in the wider context of the on-going debate about 1948, this masterly and authoritative study is essential reading for all those interested in the politics of the Middle East.
language: English
title: The Politics of Partition: King Abdullah, the Zionists, and Palestine 1921-1951
titlecomplete: The Politics of Partition: King Abdullah, the Zionists, and Palestine 1921-1951
genres: Nonfiction, History
ratings_count: 38
publisher: Clarendon Press