Jordanians, Palestinians, and the Hashemite Kingdom in the Middle East Peace Process [Hardcover]

Adnan Abu-Odeh (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1999 | ISBN-10: 1878379895 | ISBN-13: 978-1878379894

The complex, often uneasy, relationship between Transjordanians and Palestinians has profoundly influenced not only Jordan but also the entire Middle East peace process. At different times, Jordan's Hashemite royalty has sought to accommodate, embrace, exclude, or cooperate with the Palestinians and the PLO, and the impact of these efforts has been felt throughout the region. Today, Jordan has signed a peace treaty with Israel, and Palestinians account for over half of the Jordanian population--yet the dynamic relationship between the regime and its Transjordanian and Palestinians citizens still arouses powerful sentiments at home and can send shock waves through the West Bank and Israel. Abu-Odeh explores this relationship from its origins in the 1920s to the very latest attempts to cope with competing national identities and to sustain a peace process.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"This is a powerful and important book that tackles controversial issues with a combination of facts and analysis that is refreshing for modern Jordanian and Arab scholarship. It should be read widely in Jordan; more importantly, the issues it raises must be discussed in a responsible and public manner, so that we can get on with our proven capacity to build a descent, equitable, and impressive country, and leave behind the provincialism and petty fears that seem to define many people in Jordan today. Those who have not had the pleasure of knowing Adnan Abu Odeh will realize from this book why he has been asked to advise the kings of Jordan for so many years." -- Jordan Times

Published just after the death of Jordans King Hussein, this well-researched book describes how the late King in his lifetime worked out most of the state-to-state crises in Jordans regional relationships and why he could not pass on to his heir, now King Abdullah, a full resolution of the rivalry and tension between the nationalisms of Jordanians and Palestinians. --Richard W. Murphy Hasib J. Sabbagh Senior Fellow for Middle East Council on Foreign Relations --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Himself from a Palestinian family, Adnan Abu-Odeh served as Jordan's permanent representative to the United Nations, as well as minister of information and political advisor to King Hussein. A senior fellow at the United States Institute of Peace in 1995-96, he is now a political advisor to King Abdullah.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 237 pages
• Publisher: United States Institute of Peace (September 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1878379895
• ISBN-13: 978-1878379894
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.5 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,386,066 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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