State, society, and land in Jordan / by Michael R. Fischbach.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fischbach, Michael R.

Series:

Social, economic, and political studies of the Middle East and Asia ; v. 75.

Social, economic, and political studies of the Middle East and Asia, 1385-3376 ; v. 75

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Land tenure--Jordan--History--19th century.

Land tenure.

Land tenure--Jordan--History--20th century.

Land use--Jordan--History--19th century.

Land use.

Land use--Jordan--History--20th century.

Land value taxation--History--19th century.

Land value taxation.

Land value taxation--History--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (263 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Examines how state and society conceptualized land ownership in Jordan from the late Ottoman era through the 1950's, and how the resulting interaction between them shaped the socio-economic and political contours of modern Jordan.

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Note on Transliteration; Abbreviations; List of Tables; Introduction; Chapter One: Ottoman and Local Conceptualizations of Land; Chapter Two: Land in the Wake of Ottoman Policies; Chapter Three: Land in the Early Years of the Emirate; Chapter Four: The British Land Program; Chapter Five: Results of the Land Program; Chapter Six: Land Policy, Socio-Economic Structures, and Politics; Chapter Seven: Land and the Conceptualization of Jordan; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index; Illustrations

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-225) and index.

ISBN:

1-280-46447-X

9786610464470

1-4175-3680-2

90-474-0062-3

OCLC:

191039255