The Jordanian-Palestinian relationship : the bankruptcy of the confederal idea / Musa S. Braizat.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Braizat, Musa S.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International relations.

Jordan--Foreign relations--Palestine.

Jordan.

Palestine--Foreign relations--Jordan.

Palestine.

Munaẓẓamat al-Taḥrīr al-Filasṭīnīyah.

Physical Description:

vii, 256 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

London : British Academic Press ; New York : Distributed by St. Martin's Press, 1998.

Summary:

Jordanian-Palestinian interaction is at the heart of the Middle East peace process. The future of any independent Palestinian state -- together with the stability of the region -- to a great extent depends on this relationship. Musa Braizat's book presents an astute assessment of the relations between Jordan and Palestine, their significance and possible future developments. It examines the influence of other inter-Arab relations this century and shows how the sometimes uneasy Jordanian-Palestinian partnership has been influenced by past experience of several modern Arab states. Braizat explores the origin of the confederal formula and questions its role as an appropriate framework for future co-operation between Jordan and an independent Palestine.

Contents:

Part I The Setting: The Absence of Arab Order 1

1 The Theory of Confederation 3

Part II The Case Study: Constraints of the Confederal Framework 29

2 Rivalry in Action: The Involvement 31

3 The Engagement 63

4 Challenges to Partnership Revived 108

5 Enforced Separation: 1967-1988 131

6 Disengagement, 1988; Re-engagement, 1991; Disengagement, 1993 182

Part III The Future 207

7 The Future: Searching for a Formula 209

8 Discarding Confederation 231.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 250-251) and index.

ISBN:

1860642918

OCLC:

40114972