State, society, and land in Jordan / by Michael R. Fischbach.
Examines how state and society conceptualized land ownership in Jordan from the late Ottoman era through the 1950's, and how the resulting interaction between them shaped the socio-economic and political contours of modern Jordan.
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| Superior document: | Social, economic, and political studies of the Middle East and Asia, v. 75 |
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| Year of Publication: | 2000 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Social, economic, and political studies of the Middle East and Asia ;
v. 75. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (263 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- Contents; Acknowledgments; Note on Transliteration; Abbreviations; List of Tables; Introduction; Chapter One: Ottoman and Local Conceptualizations of Land; Chapter Two: Land in the Wake of Ottoman Policies; Chapter Three: Land in the Early Years of the Emirate; Chapter Four: The British Land Program; Chapter Five: Results of the Land Program; Chapter Six: Land Policy, Socio-Economic Structures, and Politics; Chapter Seven: Land and the Conceptualization of Jordan; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index; Illustrations