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Author Susser, Asher

Title On Both Banks of the Jordan : a Political Biography of Wasfi al-Tall
Published Milton : Taylor and Francis, 2017

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Description 1 online resource (227 pages)
Series Routledge Library Editions: Jordan ; v. 2
Routledge Library Editions: Jordan
Contents Cover; Half Title Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Original Title Page; Original Copyright Page; Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; Introduction: The Jordanian Regime And The Palestinians; 1. Wasfi Al-Tall-The Early Years; 2. The Beginning Of A Political Career (1945-49); The 'Arab Offices'; The Army Of Salvation (Jaysh al-Inqadh); Lessons Of The 1948 War; 3. Jordanian Government Service (1949-61); Senior Civil Servant; The Spokesman For The Regime; The Propaganda War Against Eygpt; Relations With Iraq; Jordan's Ambassador In Baghdad; Anti-Nasserist Plots In Lebanon
4. Prime Minister (1962-63)The Appointment; Purging The Bureaucracy; The Amnesty Law; Elections Under Controlled Liberalization; Jordan's Initiative On Palestine; Confrontation With 'Abd Al-Nasir; Support For The Royalist Cause In Yemen; A New Government: Increasing Domestic Opposition; The Ba 'Thi Coups In Iraq And Syria-Husayn Back On The Defensive; 5. Confrontation With The PLO (1965-67); Back To The Prime Minister's Office; The Merits Of Political Indoctrination; Shura But No More; The General Amnesty; The Price Of The 'Summit Spirit'; The Challenge Of The PLO
Tall And Shuqayri-Negotiations Between RivalsPeparations To Thwart The PLO; Fruitless Attempts At Compromise; The March 1966 Agreement; The Suppression Of The Oppositon And Popular PLO Support; Mounting Tension With The PLO; Crisis And Rupture; Tall's Assault On 'Shuqayri's PLO'; The Disintegration Of The 'Summit Spirit'; The Impact Of The Samu Operation; Opposition Within The Establishment; Jordan's Counter-Offensive; 6. Behind The Scenes (1967-70); Tall And The Six Day War; The Arch-Enemy Of The Fida'iyyun; 'Black September'; 7. The Final Eviction of the Fida'iyyun (1970-71)
Tall, The Fida'iyyun And The Question Of 'Law And Order'Relentless Pressure; The Final Expulsion; Political Rehabilitation Of The Kingdom; Tall And The Future Of The West Bank; Between Tall And Husayn; The Assassination In Cairo; Conclusion: Wasfi Al-Tall And The East Bank Political Elite; Notes; Bibliography; Index
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Subject Tall, Waṣfī, 1919-1971.
SUBJECT Tall, Waṣfī, 1919-1971 fast
Subject Munaẓẓamat al-Taḥrīr al-Filasṭīnīyah.
SUBJECT Munaẓẓamat al-Taḥrīr al-Filasṭīnīyah fast
Subject Prime ministers -- Jordan -- Biography
Palestinian Arabs -- Politics and government.
HISTORY -- Middle East -- General.
Palestinian Arabs -- Politics and government
Politics and government
Prime ministers
SUBJECT Jordan -- Politics and government. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh98000372
Subject Jordan
Genre/Form Biographies
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781351784542
1351784544
9781351784535
1351784536