The making of Jordan tribes, colonialism and the modern state
At the beginning of the 20th Century Jordan, like much of the Middle East, was a loose collection of tribes. By the time of its independence in 1946, it had the most firmly embedded state structures in the Arab world. Drawing on previously untapped sources, Yoav Alon examines how the disparate clan...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
I.B. Tauris
2009.
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| Edición: | Paperback ed |
| Colección: | Library of modern Middle East studies ;
61. |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009436338106719 |
| Sumario: | At the beginning of the 20th Century Jordan, like much of the Middle East, was a loose collection of tribes. By the time of its independence in 1946, it had the most firmly embedded state structures in the Arab world. Drawing on previously untapped sources, Yoav Alon examines how the disparate clan networks of Jordan were integrated into the Hashemite monarchy, with the help of the British colonial administrators. Looking at the growth of key state institutions from a grassroots perspective, Alon shows how they co-opted the structures of tribal society, and produced a distinctive hybrid betwee |
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| Notas: | Originally published: 2007. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (230 p.) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 194-202) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781282642560 9780857714565 9786000009380 9781435603745 |
