From Abdullah to Hussein: Jordan in Transition
This book examines the most turbulent period in the history of Jordan's ruling house, the six years following the assassination of the kingdom's founder, Abdullah (1951-1957). Those years witnessed the country's lone episode of weak monarchy, when the king—the novice Hussein or his ill-starred father, Talal—was not the preeminent political actor in the land. Rather, it was during that time at the regime was left in the hands of a mix of Palestinian, Transjordanian, and Circassian royalists...
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This book examines the most turbulent period in the history of Jordan's ruling house, the six years following the assassination of the kingdom's founder, Abdullah (1951-1957). Those years witnessed the country's lone episode of weak monarchy, when the king—the novice Hussein or his ill-starred father, Talal—was not the preeminent political actor in the land. Rather, it was during that time at the regime was left in the hands of a mix of Palestinian, Transjordanian, and Circassian royalists who had never before wielded executive authority inside the kingdom. Based on exclusive interviews and newly released archival resources, this book traces the only two royal successions in Jordanian history: the eleven-month reign of the little-known Talal, and the early years of King Hussein.
Notes on Transliteration and UsageIntroduction: The Passing of an Era Already Past31A Kingdom Without a King132Kingpins, Kingmakers, and Would-be Kings303The Short Unhappy Reign of King Talal424Abul Huda in Command585From Liberty to License736Abul Huda's Last Hurrah907Hussein and the Baghdad Pact1088Charting a New Course1269The Kingdom Unraveled14410The Kingdom Restored160Notes177Bibliography233Index247
