Institutions And the Politics of Survival in Jordan
Subtitle: Domestic Responses to External Challenges, 1988-2001
Series: S U N Y Series in Middle Eastern Studies
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: June 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 185
ISBN-13: 9780791464465
Subjects: Asian / Middle Eastern history; POLITICS & GOVERNMENT; Political History; Political Science; History - General History; Politics/International Relations; Jordan; International Relations - General; Middle East - General; Political culture; Structural adjustment (Economic policy)
First sentence: The monarchs of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan have endured in the face of economic crisis and regional political instability by following the spirit of Caliph Muawiyah ibn Abi Sufiyan's strategy.