Böcker av Laurie Brand

Exploring Jordan's relationships with surrounding countries, this volume uses specific case studies to analyze the workings of inter-Arab politics. It describes how Jordan has had to negotiate its security issues carefully due to the unstable economic and political structures of its neighbours.

Traces the history of the Palestinians from their uprooting in 1948 to the present. Brand explores the development of the sociopolitical institutions that served as bases for the reemergence of the Palestinian national movement. Institutions among students, women, teachers, and workers in the Palestinian communities of Egypt, Kuwait, and Jordan are explored.

Brand focuses on three countries-Jordan, Tunisia, and Morocco-with special attention to issues such as access to contraception and abortion, labor, pension, criminal legislation, protection against harassment and violence, and the degree of women's participation in government.