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Modern World History: Jordan

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World History: The Modern Era (ABC-CLIO) This link opens in a new window
(1500 CE ~ Present)
World History in Context (Gale) This link opens in a new window
Encyclopedia Britannica This link opens in a new window

Jordan, Pre-Colonization (before 1500s)

"Jordan," Britannica School (Encyclopædia Britannica)
Excellent article on Jordan, from BCE to the present. Click on the "Table of Contents" in the upper left-hand, to go directly to sections on history, economy, culture, etc.
"Amman," Britannica School (Encyclopædia Britannica)
History of Jordan's capital city. from BCE to the present.

Jordan, Primary Sources, Pre-Colonization

Jordan, Colonization (1500s-1940s)

"Jordan," World History: The Modern Era (ABC-CLIO)
Overview article on Jordan's history
"Jordan Formally Annexes the West Bank," by Richard Cavendish, History Today
"West Bank: Chronology of Occupation," Globe & Mail

Jordan, Primary Sources, Colonization

"The Peel Commission Report (1937)," by Sonia Benson, Middle East Conflict
Introduction and analysis, plus excerpts from the Peel Commission Report on Palestine.

Jordan, Post-Colonization (1940s to the present)

"Hussein I," by Spencer Tucker, World History: The Modern Era (ABC-CLIO)
"Arab League (1945)," Britannica School (Encyclopædia Britannica)
"Jericho Congress (1948)," Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa
Brief article on the Conference of Palestinians unifying former Palestinian areas under Jordan.
"Noor, Queen of Jordan," Biographical Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa
"Abdullah II," by Spencer Tucker, World History: The Modern Era (ABC-CLIO)
Short article on the current king of Jordan.
"COMMENT (1999)," The Middle East, World History In Context (Gale)
News commentary detailing Jordan's King Abdullah's promise to outlaw all legislation discriminating against women

Jordan, Primary Sources, Post-Colonization