{"product_id":"global-security-watch-jordan-w-andrew-terrill-9780313366192","title":"Global Security Watch--Jordan","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis insightful study explores how a small state with limited economic resources has played an important role in vital, ongoing Middle Eastern political and security controversies.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eGlobal Security Watch--Jordan\u003c\/i\u003e provides readers with an expert, comprehensive overview of significant aspects of Jordan's security, including its political, diplomatic, and alliance-building dimensions. Examining how Jordan emerged from a small Arab kingdom with arbitrary borders and no clear national identity to a confident and modernizing state, the book shows how today's nation effectively copes with a variety of geopolitical challenges. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJordan's close relations with the United States are examined, with special attention paid to ongoing U.S.-Jordanian cooperation in fighting al-Qaeda and its terrorist allies. The work also probes Jordan's involvement in many of the great conflicts in the contemporary Middle East, for example, that between the Israelis and Palestinians, clarifying Jordanian policies, while helping the reader understand many of the regional problems Jordan finds itself forced to address.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e W. Andrew Terrill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0313366195\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780313366192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Praeger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/20\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.40w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2010 pg. 51","brand":"W. Andrew Terrill","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48135977861375,"sku":"9780313366192","price":68.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_86a64eba-c49f-4140-8327-33d0735b140a.jpg?v=1770159696","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/global-security-watch-jordan-w-andrew-terrill-9780313366192","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}