03184cam a2200385 a 4500 15210028 OSt 20151008100702.0 080307s2008 ctuabf b 001 0beng 2008010803 GBA875621 bnb 014640836 Uk 9780300091670 (cloth : alk. paper) 0300091672 (cloth : alk. paper) (OCoLC)213223764 (OCoLC)150348430 (OCoLC)ocn213223764 DLC DLC BAKER YDXCP UKM BTCTA C#P BWX IXA YBM VP@ UTW CDX BUR DLC a-jo--- DS154.55 .A84 2008 956.9504/4092 B 22 Ashton, Nigel John. King Hussein of Jordan : a political life / Nigel Ashton. New Haven : Yale University Press, c2008. xiii, 431 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. [371]-420) and index. The tragedy of King Talal -- Breaking the British connection, 1953-6 -- To hold a throne, 1956-7 -- A dynasty under threat, 1957-61 -- Arab Cold War and détente, 1962-6 -- The path to disaster, 1966-7 -- Lost in a sandstorm: Hussein and the peace process, 1967-8 -- 'Seven questions of Israel': the September 1970 crisis -- The October war -- Disengagement and disillusionment, 1973-7 -- The Camp David disaster, 1977-9 -- The Iran-Iraq war, 1980-88 -- Fishing in the Dead Sea: King Hussein and the peace process, 1980-89 -- Between Iraq and a hard place: King Hussein and the Gulf Crisis, 1990-91 -- From Madrid to Oslo: King Hussein and the peace process, 1991-3 -- The best of enemies, the best of friends: Hussein, Rabin and the Jordanian, Israeli peace treaty -- The bitter aftertaste of peace -- The liberation of Iraq, 1995-7 -- A destiny fulfilled? A towering figure, King Hussein reigned for nearly half a century, from his grandfather's assassination in 1953 to his own death in 1999. In this biography, Nigel Ashton recounts the eventful life of the king who not only survived but flourished amidst crisis after crisis as ruler of a poor desert nation surrounded by powerful and hostile neighbors. Hussein skillfully navigated complicated relationships with the British, his fellow Arab leaders, the new bordering state of Israel, masses of dispossessed Palestinians within his kingdom, every U.S. president from Eisenhower to Clinton, and every British prime minister from Churchill to Blair. This book illuminates the private man, his key relationships, and his achievements and disappointments as a central player in the tough world of Middle Eastern politics.--From publisher description. Hussein, King of Jordan, 1935-1999. Jordan Kings and rulers Biography. Jordan Politics and government 1952-1999. Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy0903/2008010803.html 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK 250318 250318 0 0 lcc 0 0 NFIC 40404 40404 GEN 2015-10-08 1 1 DS154.55 .A84 2008 20157041 2018-07-06 2018-06-08 2015-10-08 BK