State, society, and land in Jordan /

Examines how state and society conceptualized land ownership in Jordan from the late Ottoman era through the 1950s, and how the resulting interaction between them shaped the socio-economic and political contours of modern Jordan.

Bibliografische gegevens
Hoofdauteur: Fischbach, Michael R.
Formaat: Licensed eBooks
Taal:Engels
Gepubliceerd in: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2000.
Reeks:Social, economic, and political studies of the Middle East and Asia ; v. 75.
Online toegang:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=105599
Inhoudsopgave:
  • Acknowledgments; Note on Transliteration; Abbreviations; List of Tables; Introduction; Chapter One: Ottoman and Local Conceptualizations of Land; Chapter Two: Land in the Wake of Ottoman Policies; Chapter Three: Land in the Early Years of the Emirate; Chapter Four: The British Land Program; Chapter Five: Results of the Land Program; Chapter Six: Land Policy, Socio-Economic Structures, and Politics; Chapter Seven: Land and the Conceptualization of Jordan; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index; Illustrations.