Lion of Jordan: The Life of King Hussein in War and Peace by Avi Shlaim

Lion of Jordan: The Life of King Hussein in War and Peace

Avi Shlaim

768 pages first pub 2007 (editions)

nonfiction biography history politics informative slow-paced

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The first major account of the life of an extraordinary soldier and statesman, King Hussein of Jordan. Throughout his long reign (1953--1999), Hussein remained a dominant figure in Middle Eastern politics and a consistent proponent of peace with I...

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