Hussein I, King of Jordan

Standard Name: Hussein I,, King of Jordan

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Textual Features Jan Morris
This book covers the dynasty from Husayn ibn Ali (or Hussein bin Ali) to Hussein I of Jordan (one of his great-grandsons), who was currently enjoying British support. Johns suggests that Morris projects ambivalence about...
Textual Production Jan Morris
The occasion for its writing was a press conference at which King Hussein of Jordan announced the assassination of his cousin King Faisal of Iraq
Johns, Derek. Ariel. A Literary Life of Jan Morris. Faber and Faber.
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(in the republican revolution of July 1958).

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17 July 1958: The UK sent troops to Jordan at the request...

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17 July 1958

The UK sent troops to Jordan at the request of King Hussein , after the republican revolution in Iraq.

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