The Politics of Partition: King Abdullah, the Zionists, and Palestine 1921-1951

In this reissue of the abridged paperback edition of his critically acclaimed Collusion Across the Jordan , Professor Shlaim chronicles King Abdullah’s relationship with the Zionist movement from his appointment as Emir of Transjordan in 1921 to his assassination in 1951. With a new Introduction, placing the book in the wider context of the on-going debate about 1948, this masterly and authoritative study is essential reading for all those interested in the politics of the Middle East.