The Shaykh of Shaykhs: Mithqal Al-Fayiz and Tribal Leadership in Modern Jordan - Paperback
by Yoav Alon
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Stanford University PressISBN-13:9780804799324ISBN-10:804799326UPC:9780804799324Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, HistoryBook Subcategory:Historical, Political, Middle EastSize:8.90 x 6.00 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.7011Product ID:SCAMWVPS7W
The Shaykh of Shaykhs: Mithqal Al-Fayiz and Tribal Leadership in Modern Jordan
Shaykh Mithqal al-Fayiz's life spanned a period of dramatic transformation in the Middle East. Born in the 1880s during a time of rapid modernization across the Ottoman Empire, Mithqal led his tribe through World War I, the development and decline of colonial rule and founding of Jordan, the establishment of the state of Israel and the Arab-Israeli conflict that ensued, and the rise of...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Stanford University PressISBN-13:9780804799324ISBN-10:804799326UPC:9780804799324Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, HistoryBook Subcategory:Historical, Political, Middle EastSize:8.90 x 6.00 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.7011Product ID:SCAMWVPS7W
Yoav Alon is Senior Lecturer in Middle Eastern History at Tel Aviv University. He is the author of The Making of Jordan: Tribes, Colonialism, and the Modern States (2009).
Publisher: Stanford University Press
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