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Jordan and the Arab Uprisings

Regime Survival and Politics Beyond the State

By: Curtis R. Ryan

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Jordan and the Arab Uprisings

Regime Survival and Politics Beyond the State

By: Curtis R. Ryan

In 2011, as the Arab uprisings spread across the Middle East, Jordan remained more stable than any of its neighbors. Despite strife at its borders and an influx of refugees connected to the Syrian civil war and the rise of ISIS, as well as its own version of the Arab Spring with protests and popular mobilization demanding change, Jordan managed to avoid political upheaval. How did the regime survive in the face of the pressures unleashed by the Arab uprisings? What does its resilience tell us about the prospects for reform or revolutionary change? In Jordan and the Arab Uprisings, Curtis R. Ryan explains how Jordan weathered the turmoil of the Arab Spring. Crossing divides between state and society, government and opposition, Ryan analyzes key features of Jordanian politics, including Islamist and leftist opposition parties, youth movements, and other forms of activism, as well as struggles over elections, reform, and identity. He details regime survival strategies, laying out how the monarchy has held out the possibility of reform while also seeking to coopt and contain its opponents. Ryan demonstrates how domestic politics were affected by both regional unrest and international support for the regime, and how regime survival and security concerns trumped hopes for greater change. While the Arab Spring may be over, Ryan shows that political activism in Jordan is not, and that struggles for reform and change will continue. Drawing on extensive fieldwork and interviews with a vast range of people, from grassroots activists to King Abdullah II, Jordan and the Arab Uprisings is a definitive analysis of Jordanian politics before, during, and beyond the Arab uprisings.

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Columbia University Press

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0231546564

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Inter-Arab Alliances

Regime Security and Jordanian Foreign Policy

By: Curtis R. Ryan

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Inter-Arab Alliances

Regime Security and Jordanian Foreign Policy

By: Curtis R. Ryan

There is a method to the apparent madness of Arab politics. In a region where friends can become enemies and enemies become friends seemingly at the drop of the hat, Curtis Ryan argues that there is logic to be found. Through fourteen years of field research and interviews with key policy makers, Ryan examines the remarkably stable Jordan as a microcosm of the region’s politics. He traces the last four decades of Jordanian foreign policy in an attempt to better understand what seems like chaos. What Ryan finds is an approach that is fundamentally different from alliances made in the West, in both how and why they are made. With governmental change and upheaval occurring on a seemingly regular basis, Arab nations approach diplomacy with much different means and potential ends. The impact of this diplomacy is arguably the most immediate in the world today, as conflict with words and conflict with weapons are sometimes separated by mere days. The topic of international relations in the Arab world is as complex as it is important. Ryan gives the reader the theoretical background, and shows its direct applicability through the foreign policy of Jordan.

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University Press of Florida

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0813039967

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Jordan and the Arab Uprisings

Regime Survival and Politics Beyond the State

By: Curtis R. Ryan

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Jordan in Transition

From Hussein to Abdullah

By: Curtis R. Ryan

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Jordan in Transition

From Hussein to Abdullah

By: Curtis R. Ryan

Jordan has long been regarded as a pivotal country in the Middle East, one whose policy choices carry strong implications for regional stability. Jordan in Transition offers a cogent and compelling analysis of the country's domestic and international politics. Ryan argues that there have been four dramatic transitions in Jordan's recent past: ambitious economic restructuring; efforts toward political liberalization; realignments in foreign relations (culminating in the 1994 peace agreement with Israel); and the succession of King Abdullah II. Exploring these transitions, and how each in turn affects the others, he provides a major contribution to our understanding of Jordan.

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Lynne Rienner Publishers

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1588261034

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9781588261038

Emergency and Trauma Care for Nurses and Paramedics

By: Kate Curtis,Clair Ramsden

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Emergency and Trauma Care for Nurses and Paramedics

By: Kate Curtis,Clair Ramsden

- Highlighted skills - cross references to the Clinical Skills chapter throughout text - Over 30 new case studies - Patient journey from pre-hospital and emergency-specific case studies - Critical thinking questions at the end of chapters - Chapter 35 Obstetric emergencies now includes 'Supporting a normal birth'.

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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0729584593

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Inter-Arab Alliances

Regime Security and Jordanian Foreign Policy

By: Curtis R. Ryan

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Regime Security and Jordanian Foreign Policy

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Jordan and the Arab Uprisings

Jordan and the Arab Uprisings

Inter-Arab Alliances

Inter-Arab Alliances

Jordan and the Arab Uprisings

Jordan and the Arab Uprisings

Jordan in Transition

Jordan in Transition

Emergency and Trauma Care for Nurses and Paramedics

Emergency and Trauma Care for Nurses and Paramedics

Inter-Arab Alliances

Inter-Arab Alliances

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