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Glubb Pasha and the Arab Legion : Britain, Jordan and the end of empire in the Middle East
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Glubb Pasha and the Arab Legion : Britain, Jordan and the end of empire in the Middle East / Graham Jevon.
ISBN
9781107177833
1107177839
Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2017.
Physical Description
xiii, 322 pages ; 24 cm
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Language
English
Added to Catalog
July 17, 2017
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
The 1946 treaty, Palestine, and the preclusion of the Arab Legion's planned post-war disbandment
The partition of Palestine, the greater Transjordan solution, and the newfound significance of Glubb Pasha and the Arab Legion
The 1948 war and Glubb's management of the greater Transjordan scheme
Bringing the 1948 war to an end: the ad hoc consolidation of greater Transjordan
Beyond 1948: the Arab Legion, Arab nationalism and the cold war
A puppeteer in search of a puppet: the royal succession and Britain's policy of selective non-intervention
The Glubb paradox and King Hussein's quest for control of the Arab Legion
Behind the veil of Suez : Glubbless Jordan and the termination of the treaty.
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