.

0 (hodnocen0 x )

EB

ONLINE

New York : Routledge, 2009

1 online resource (xiv, 254 p.) : ill., map

ISBN 0714656992

ISBN 9780714656991

British politics and society

Includes bibliographical references (p. [221]-229) and index

Introduction : Jordan, Suez and the decline of British influence in the Middle East -- Glubb’s Jordan : the Arab legion, the Hashemites and the nationalist challenge, 1948-1956 -- Amman under the shadow of Nasser : Jordanian nationalism and the Suez crisis, April-November 1956 -- The British abandonment and the American retrieval of Jordan, November 1956-April 1957 -- The kings against the colonels : Jordan and the Anglo-American plot to overthrow the Syrian government, 1957 -- Combating Nasser : Anglo-American support for Jordan, Iraq and Lebanon, November 1957-June 1958 -- The Baghdad coup and the Macmillan government’s decision to intervene in Jordan, 14-17 July 1958 -- A tenuous foothold : British paratroops deploy in Amman, July-August 1958 -- Managing the international crisis : creating a UN ’mantle’ for Jordan, September-November 1958 -- Belated reappraisals : Anglo-American policy, regional nationalism and the future of Jordan, November 1958-March 1959.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries

001700761

full

(Au-PeEL)EBL370984

(CaONFJC)MIL193127

(CaPaEBR)ebr10274091

(MiAaPQ)EBC370984

(OCoLC)441826603