Philip Robins traces Jordan's political history from pre-independence to the present day.
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1. Society in pre-state Transjordan, pre 1921;
2. The making of the modern state, 1921-8;
3. The road to independence, 1929-46;
4. Expansion and succession, 1947-53;
5. From freedom to repression, 1953-66;
6. War and civil war, 1967-71;
7. The years of prosperity, 1972-89;
8. Political and economic liberalisation, 1989-; Conclusion: whither the Kingdom?