Author:
Ashton, Nigel John.
Imprint:New Haven, Conn. : Yale University Press, 2008.
Descriptionxiii, 431 p., 8 p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Note: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 detente, 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?
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
