Studies in the Social and Cultural Foundations of Language: Jordan, the United States and the Middle East Peace Process, 1974 1991 (Hardcover)

Madiha Rashid Al Madfai; Madfai Madiha Rashid Al
Cambridge University Press
9780521415231
0-521-41523-3

On July 31, 1988, King Hussein of Jordan renounced all administrative and legal ties with the Israeli-occupied West Bank of the River Jordan, initiating a new turning point in the Middle East peace process..

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In this path-breaking study, Madiha Madfai explores Jordan's role in the USA's peacemaking efforts during the Carter, Reagan and Bush administrations. She examines the events culminating in the action of 1988 and convincingly demonstrates the history of anger, anguish and frustration that lay behind the Jordanian decision.