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Jordan /

Provides an overview of the geography, history, government, language, art, and food of Jordan, exploring its customs and current issues.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Skinner, Patricia, 1956-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Milwaukee, Wis. : Gareth Stevens Pub., 2003.
Series:Countries of the world (Milwaukee, Wis.)
Subjects:
Jordan > Juvenile literature.
Jordan.
Table of Contents:
  • Overview of Jordan: Geography
  • History
  • Government and the economy
  • People and lifestyle
  • Language and literature
  • Arts
  • Leisure and festivals
  • Food
  • Closer look at Jordan: Al Azraq Oasis
  • Coffee
  • Dead Sea
  • From revolt to mandate
  • Houses of hair
  • Jerash; a city of the Decapolis
  • Magnificent mosaics
  • Palestinian refugees
  • Princess Basma Bint Talal
  • Rose-red city of Petra
  • Royal family
  • Seaport of Aqaba
  • Water; a precious commodity
  • Wildlife conservation
  • Women in Jordan
  • Relations with North America.