Jordan

Politics in An Accidental Crucible

Sean Yom (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

320 Seiten

2025
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-009726-4 (ISBN)

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Jordan is the runt of the Middle East. Compared to neighboring Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, it has the smallest population, scarcest resources, and greatest vulnerability to regional violence. And yet this contrived place, with its divided society and antiquated monarchy, has outlasted endless predictions of collapse to become a veritable oasis of stability. Jordan is an accidental crucible where titanic forces have converged to create an important, if misunderstood, state.

In Jordan, Sean Yom provides a concise yet authoritative synthesis of the Hashemite Kingdom's development from its founding over a century ago to the present. He explores Jordan's government, society, economy, and foreign policy in a systematic manner, offering an immersive tour of this vital Arab country. Uniquely, Yom combines theoretical work from political science, sociology, and other scholarly fields with firsthand knowledge of Jordan garnered over decades of study. His insights show how Jordan's political experiences form a microcosm for understanding the entire Middle East. Among the topics covered are its colonial legacies, fractious national identity, authoritarian rule, civil society, democratic protests, economic development, neoliberal corruption, geopolitical conflicts, and Western hegemony.

A comprehensive and rigorous study of politics in Jordan, this book underscores the urgency of the country's historical struggles and contemporary affairs, which will shape the future of democracy, prosperity, and peace in the Middle East.

Sean Yom is Associate Professor of Political Science at Temple University. He is a specialist on regimes and governance in the Middle East, especially in Arab monarchies like Jordan, Kuwait, and Morocco. His research engages authoritarian politics, democratic reforms, and economic development in the region, as well as their implications for US foreign policy. He is the author of From Resilience to Revolution (2015) and a co-editor of The Political Science of the Middle East (with Marc Lynch and Jillian Schwedler; Oxford 2022).

Preface
Acknowledgments
Notes on Transliteration
Chapter 1: Myth-busting over the River Jordan
Chapter 2: The Breadth and Depth of Jordanian Society
Chapter 3: The Hashemite Regime and State Institutions
Chapter 4: How Coercion and Coalitions Create Stable Authoritarianism
Chapter 5: From Democratic Dreams to Liberalized Autocracy
Chapter 6: Opposition and Protest in the Twenty-First Century
Chapter 7: The Little Economy That Stayed Little
Chapter 8: Foreign Policy in a Small State and Rowdy Region
Chapter 9: Expect the Unexpected...and Nothing Is Unexpected
Notes
Index

Erscheinungsdatum	19.09.2025
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	163 x 239 mm
Gewicht	612 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Europäische / Internationale Politik
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Vergleichende Politikwissenschaften
ISBN-10	0-19-009726-4 / 0190097264
ISBN-13	978-0-19-009726-4 / 9780190097264
Zustand	Neuware