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Lion of Jordan : the life of King Hussein in war and peace / Avi Shlaim.

By: Shlaim, Avi.
Publisher: London : Penguin, 2008Description: xx, 697 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 20 cm.ISBN: 9780141017280 (pbk.); 0141017287 (pbk.).Subject(s): Hussein, King of Jordan, 1935-1999 | Arab-Israeli conflict -- 1993- -- Peace | Jordan -- Politics and government -- 1952-1999 | Jordan -- Kings and rulers -- Biography | Jordan -- Foreign relations -- 1952-1999DDC classification: 956.95043092
Contents:
The Hashemite heritage - Murder of a mentor - The making of a king - The Baghdad pact fiasco - The dismissal of Glubb - The liberal experiment - A royal coup - The year of revolution - Arab foes and Jewish friends - The Palestinian challenge - The road to war - Picking up the pieces - Dialogue across the battle lines -- Civil war -- The United Arab Kingdom plan -- The October War -- The road to Rabat - The Camp David Accords - Lebanon and the Reagan Plan - Peace partnership with the PLO - The London Agreement - Intifada and disengagement - The Gulf Crisis and war - From Madrid to Oslo -- Peace treaty - The King's peace - Collision course - The last journey - Epilogue : the life and legacy.
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956.70443 IRA The Iraq War / 956.94 CHA Whose promised land? : 956.94054 CHO 2015 On Palestine / 956.95043092 SHL Lion of Jordan : 958.1047 VAN 2010 Captive : 958.1047092 SAS 2010 For the love of a son / 958.1047092 SAS 2010 For the love of a son /

Originally published: London: Allen Lane, 2007.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The Hashemite heritage - Murder of a mentor - The making of a king - The Baghdad pact fiasco - The dismissal of Glubb - The liberal experiment - A royal coup - The year of revolution - Arab foes and Jewish friends - The Palestinian challenge - The road to war - Picking up the pieces - Dialogue across the battle lines -- Civil war -- The United Arab Kingdom plan -- The October War -- The road to Rabat - The Camp David Accords - Lebanon and the Reagan Plan - Peace partnership with the PLO - The London Agreement - Intifada and disengagement - The Gulf Crisis and war - From Madrid to Oslo -- Peace treaty - The King's peace - Collision course - The last journey - Epilogue : the life and legacy.