Jordan in Transition : From Hussein to Abdullah

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.