Helen Chapin Metz, ed. Jordan: A Country Study. Washington: GPO for the Library of Congress,
1989.
Acknowledgments
Preface
History
THE JORDAN REGION IN ANTIQUITY
ISLAM AND ARAB RULE
OTTOMAN RULE
ARAB NATIONALISM AND ZIONISM
WORLD WAR I
TRANSJORDAN
HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN
Hussein's Early Reign
Crisis and Realignment
Development and Disaster
The Guerrilla Crisis
WAR AND DIPLOMACY
THE RABAT SUMMIT CONFERENCE
Relations with the PLO
Jordanian-Syrian Relations
The Camp David Accords
JORDAN IN THE 1980s
The Islamic Revolution and a New Arab Alignment
The Palestinian Problem
Economic Austerity, 1981
The Israeli Invasion of Lebanon
Geography
Boundaries
Topography
Climate
The Society
POPULATION
THE ORGANIZATION OF SOCIETY
Ethnicity and Language
Tribes and Tribalism
Villages
Palestinians
Urban Areas and Urbanization
Migration
FAMILY
RELIGION
Early Development of Islam
Tenets of Sunni Islam
Islam in Social Life
Islamic Revival
Religious Minorities
EDUCATION
HEALTH AND WELFARE
The Economy
STRUCTURE AND DYNAMICS
ROLE OF THE GOVERNMENT
LABOR FORCE
INDUSTRY
NATURAL RESOURCES
AGRICULTURE
Government and Politics
THE CONSTITUTION
THE GOVERNMENT
The King
The Council of Ministers
The Legislature
The Judiciary
Local Administration
THE POLITICAL SETTING
The Political Elite
Political Dissent and Repression
The Palestinians and the PLO
FOREIGN POLICY
Relations with Israel
Relations with the Arab States
Relations with the United States
MEDIA
Bibliography
Country Studies Index
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