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	A History of Jordan  by Philip Robins.  Purchase from amazon.com or  amazon.co.uk

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	King Hussein: A Life on the Edge by Roland Dallas.  Purchase from amazon.com or  amazon.co.uk

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	The Rough Guide to Jordan by Matthew Teller.  Purchase from amazon.com or  amazon.co.uk

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Pillars of Salt  
a novel by Fadia Faqir. Purchase from 
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Our Last Best Chance: A Story of War and Peace 
by King Abdullah II. Purchase from amazon.com or amazon.co.uk
 

The Making of Jordan: Tribes, Colonialism and the Modern State 
by Yoav Alon. Purchase from amazon.com or amazon.co.uk