The making of Jordan: tribes, colonialism and the modern state

Introduction : the study of state, tribe and colonial rule in Jordan

Between two empires : transjordan on the eve of Abdullah's arrival

'Bedu Amir' or constitutional monarch? : the struggle for the nature of the emirate, 1921-1924

The making of a colonial state, 1924-1930

Colonialism as a fine art : Glubb Pasha and the desert tribes, 1928-1936

State consolidation and tribal participation, 1930-1946

Conclusion : towards a appraisal of the mandate's legacy in Jordan.