10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TRANS-JORDANIAN»
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Trans-Jordanian in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
Trans-Jordanian and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Baytin: A
Jordanian Village. A Study of Social Institutions ...
1° Since 1948 many stories originating among the Palestinians have pictured the
average Trans-Jordanian as a naive, ignorant nomad. The term used by the
Palestinians to refer to Trans-Jordanian irregulars who entered the country
before, ...
Abdulla M. Lutfiyya, 1966
2
The International Law Foundations of Palestinian ...
Commissioner for Migration and Statistics,246 Mr. Sha'ban, who was a
Palestinian citizen and had acquired Trans-Jordanian nationality by
naturalization, argued that “Trans-Jordan is a territory and not a state . . . in any
case it is not a foreign ...
3
Nationalism in a Global Era: The Persistence of Nations
In a remarkable anthropological work, Andrew Shryock shows the instability of
the regime's reliance on “subdued” societal groups through his study of Trans
Jordanian nationalists who use Jordan's tribal heritage to contradict the regime's
...
Mitchell Young, Eric Zuelow, Andreas Sturm, 2007
4
The Wiley-Blackwell History of Jews and Judaism
Several Trans-Jordanian kings had texts inscribed on stone stele after important
events in their lives, some of which attest that the concept of prophecy existed
among Israel's Trans-Jordanian neighbors. The Zakkur inscription (e.g., Nissinen,
...
5
The Israeli-Palestinian War: Escalating to Nowhere
When the State of Israel declared its independence two years later, the Trans-
Jordanian government dispatched armies to fight in the Arab war against Israel.
Israel defeated its opponents, and the subsequent armistice left the West Bank ...
Anthony H. Cordesman, Jennifer Moravitz, 2005
6
The Claim of Dispossession: Jewish Land-Settlement and the ...
1 The Trans-Jordanian Government agreed to absorb the Zinati family, and Zinati
found lands which he bought. The Trans- Jordanian seller did not deal directly
with Zinati. Instead he arranged the sale through Hankin, and so both the Jewish
...
Gilead is not elsewhere in the Bible identified as a town or city; it is instead the
name of the Trans-Jordanian region inhabited by the tribes of Gad, the half-tribe
of Manasseh, and Reuben. Some have noted that the name may refer to the city
of ...
Marvin Alan Sweeney, David W. Cotter, Jerome T. Walsh, 2000
8
The Transformation of Nomadic Society in the Arab East
39 Between 1926 and 1931. the period where intertribal raids reached their peak
, tribes from the Hijaz and Najd were estimated to have 'stolen' about 6,700
camels and 6.200 sheep and to have killed 95 members of Trans- Jordanian
tribes.
Martha Mundy, Basim Musallam, 2000
9
The Social and Economic Origins of Monarchy in Jordan
The Arab Legion was reduced to little more than a colonial police force geared to
ensuring the security of the settled zone west of the Hijaz railway.15 A parallel “
Trans-Jordanian Frontier Force” was formed in 1926 and set to work in ...
Tariq Moraiwed Tell, 2013
10
Beyond Great Powers and Hegemons: Why Secondary States ...
The king also revived national elections in the Lower House and municipal
councils, which favor trans-Jordanian loyalists or clans over party candidates,
and thereby enhanced his supporters. The 1986, 1993, and 2001 election law
reforms ...
Kristen Williams, Steven Lobell, Neal Jesse, 2012
4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TRANS-JORDANIAN»
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Trans-Jordanian is used in the context of the following news items.
Why the Muslim Brotherhood group is crucial to the survival of Jordan
While Islamic parties should in principle view the religious identity above all others, the new group projects itself as wholly Trans-Jordanian group with ... «The Arab Daily News, Apr 15»
8000-Year-Old Israeli Fertility Stone Works Linked To Ancestor Cult
It is believed the habitations are seasonal for hunter-gatherers while the campsite was a satellite hunting camp visited by people from Trans-Jordanian ... «The Inquisitr, Feb 15»
Jordan ready for bigger role in a Middle East solution
The post-1918 arrangements separated the Trans-Jordanian hinterland from the Mediterranean, and Israel now shuts it off completely: Israel and the Palestinian ... «Globe and Mail, Apr 13»
Winston's Hiccup
The best they could come up with was a buffer state covering the Wadi Sirhan, with Trans-Jordanian influence in the north and Wahhabi influence in the south ... «New York Times, Mar 12»
