Egbert Harmsen doet verslag van zijn onderzoek naar vrijwillige islamitische welzijnsorganisaties in Jordanië. Deze organisaties zijn het initiatief van burgers en een uitdrukking van hun waarden en overtuigingen. Hun activiteiten en discoursen stemmen in belangrijke mate overee…
Compliance with international best practices in emerging Middle East and North Africa (MENA) stock exchanges is a key issue which needs a comprehensive investigation to identify barriers to actual compliance with such practices. This is a must read book that is the first to exam…
"The architecture of Rasem Badran is human-scaled - one that responds to its environment and meets the social and cultural requirements of the people who use it. For the first time, this book provides an overview of the work of one who could be seen as the natural successor to t…
"The architecture of Rasem Badran is human-scaled - one that responds to its environment and meets the social and cultural requirements of the people who use it. For the first time, this book provides an overview of the work of one who could be seen as the natural successor to t…
Explores the role of Jerusalem's holy places in the process of creating a distinct national identity in Jordan from 1948 to 1967.
"Weaving together accounts of historical developments, cultural elements, economic factors, and regional and international dynamics, Russell E. Lucas explores how the monarchy in Jordan survived economic crisis and regional political instability during the 1990s. Lucas analyzes …
Ryan examines the remarkably stable Jordan as a microcosm of the region's politics, and traces the last four decades of Jordanian foreign policy in an attempt to better understand what seems like chaos.
