Helen Chapin Metz, ed. Jordan: A Country Study. Washington: GPO for the Library of Congress, 1989. Acknowledgments Preface History THE JORDAN REGION IN ANTIQUITY ISLAM AND ARAB RULE OTTOMAN RULE ARAB NATIONALISM AND ZIONISM WORLD WAR I TRANSJORDAN HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN Hussein's Early Reign Crisis and Realignment Development and Disaster The Guerrilla Crisis WAR AND DIPLOMACY THE RABAT SUMMIT CONFERENCE Relations with the PLO Jordanian-Syrian Relations The Camp David Accords JORDAN IN THE 1980s The Islamic Revolution and a New Arab Alignment The Palestinian Problem Economic Austerity, 1981 The Israeli Invasion of Lebanon Geography Boundaries Topography Climate The Society POPULATION THE ORGANIZATION OF SOCIETY Ethnicity and Language Tribes and Tribalism Villages Palestinians Urban Areas and Urbanization Migration FAMILY RELIGION Early Development of Islam Tenets of Sunni Islam Islam in Social Life Islamic Revival Religious Minorities EDUCATION HEALTH AND WELFARE The Economy STRUCTURE AND DYNAMICS ROLE OF THE GOVERNMENT LABOR FORCE INDUSTRY NATURAL RESOURCES AGRICULTURE Government and Politics THE CONSTITUTION THE GOVERNMENT The King The Council of Ministers The Legislature The Judiciary Local Administration THE POLITICAL SETTING The Political Elite Political Dissent and Repression The Palestinians and the PLO FOREIGN POLICY Relations with Israel Relations with the Arab States Relations with the United States MEDIA Bibliography