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King Hussein : a life on the edge
- Title
- King Hussein : a life on the edge / Roland Dallas.
- Author
- Dallas, Roland.
- Publication
- New York : Fromm International, 1999.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | DS154.55 .D32 1999 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xxiv, 306 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps; 24 cm
- Summary
- A biography of Jordan's King Hussein, examining some of the controversies and victories of his forty-six-year reign, looking at how he survived repeated assassination attempts, and discussing his four marriages and other aspects of his personal life.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- collective biographies.
- Biographies
- Biographies.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-298) and index.
- Contents
- Murder at the mosque -- Growing up -- Shallow roots -- Arabs and Jews -- Not quite war -- Dealing with politicians -- Dealing with Nasser -- First wife -- Challenge from the left -- Climax in 1958 -- A new stage -- Second and third wives -- Dealing with the PLO -- On the way to war -- Disaster -- Civil war -- Assassination of a friend -- War again -- What kind of peace? -- Camp David's consequences -- Fourth wife, extended family -- A deal with Arafat -- Wasted efforts -- War in the Gulf -- Peace at last -- Democracy and survival -- Taming the Islamists -- Guns and butter -- The end of an era.
- ISBN
- 0880642424
- 9780880642422
- LCCN
- 99037260
- OCLC
- ocm41712141
- 41712141
- SCSB-1125060
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library