by NAshton (Author)
King Hussein of Jordan ascended the throne in 1953, at the age of seventeen. He inherited a country that was riven with instability, the entire Middle East was in disarray following the 1948 war and the creation of Israel. In this biography, the author tells how Hussein managed not only to survive but to flourish in the half-century that followed.
Format: Illustrated
Pages: 464
Edition: Illustrated
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 02 Feb 2010
ISBN 10: 0300163959
ISBN 13: 9780300163957