Book contents
- A History of Jordan
- A History of Jordan
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Maps
- Tables
- Acknowledgements
- Chronology
- Maps
- Introduction
- 1 On the Edge of Empire
- 2 Founding State and Regime
- 3 The Long Road to Independence
- 4 Loss of Innocence
- 5 The Roaring Fifties
- 6 The Road to Disaster
- 7 Illusions of Progress
- 8 Hussein’s Choices
- 9 Abdullah’s Governance Debate at Home
- 10 International Relations Under Abdullah
- Conclusion: Jordan: Still a Politely Run Authoritarian State
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
3 - The Long Road to Independence
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 06 September 2019
- A History of Jordan
- A History of Jordan
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Maps
- Tables
- Acknowledgements
- Chronology
- Maps
- Introduction
- 1 On the Edge of Empire
- 2 Founding State and Regime
- 3 The Long Road to Independence
- 4 Loss of Innocence
- 5 The Roaring Fifties
- 6 The Road to Disaster
- 7 Illusions of Progress
- 8 Hussein’s Choices
- 9 Abdullah’s Governance Debate at Home
- 10 International Relations Under Abdullah
- Conclusion: Jordan: Still a Politely Run Authoritarian State
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
By the late 1920s there was no longer any dispute about the existence of either state or regime in Transjordan. Britain was the mandate overlord in the emirate; Prince Abdullah was the titular head of the regime; a combination of British officials and a largely imported administrative class presided over the government of the country; and Amman was established as the growing power centre of the state.1 Peace and order prevailed in the settled part of the country, if not in the majority of its territory.
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- A History of Jordan , pp. 36 - 60Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019