Hamilton-Wenham Public Library

Lion of Jordan, the life of King Hussein in war and peace, Avi Shlaim

eng

Includes bibliographical references and index

index present

non fiction

Lion of Jordan

bibliography

212855040

Avi Shlaim

the life of King Hussein in war and peace

The hashemite heritage -- Murder of a mentor -- The making of a King -- The Baghdad pact fiasco -- The dismissal of Glubb -- The liberal experiment -- A royal coup -- The year of revolution -- Arab foes and Jewish friends -- The Palestinian challenge -- The road to war -- Picking up the pieces -- Dialogue across the battle lines -- Civil war -- The United Arab kingdom plan -- The October war -- The road to Rabat -- The Camp David accords -- Lebanon and the Reagan plan -- Peace partnership with the PLO -- The London agreement -- Intifada and disengagement -- The Gulf crisis and war -- From Madrid to Oslo -- Peace Treaty -- The King's peace -- Collision course -- The last journey -- Epilogue : Hussein's legacy -- Jordanian secret meetings with Israeli officials -- The Hashemite Dynasty -- Chronology -- List of interviews