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Jordan's Inter-Arab Relations: The Political Economy of Alliance Making
New York Chichester, West Sussex
1994
Acknowledgements
I could not have completed a detailed study of fifteen years of bilateral interaction between Jordan and five of its Arab neighbors without a great deal of assistance and support. I would like to thank the Center for the International Exchange of Scholars (CIES) for a Fulbright Islamic Civilization Grant, which enabled me to undertake research in Jordan in both the summer of 1990 and the fall of 1991. I am also most grateful to the School of International Relations at the University of Southern California for supplementary research assistance during the summers of 1990 and 1992. In addition, the Center for International Studies at USC funded a research assistant for me during the academic years 1990—91, 1991—92, and 1992—93. One of those assistants, Miles Hochstein, was critical to launching this project through his diligent perusal of literally mounds of FBIS daily reports. In Jordan, I am indebted to numerous individuals and institutions. Dr. Fayiz Tarawineh deserves special note for his assistance with contacts in the economic and policymaking communities. Also, in alphabetical order, I would like to thank Lamis Andoni, Mustafa Hamarneh, George Hawatmeh, Hani Hawrani, Muwaffaq Mahadin, Ma'en Nsour, and Reem Qattan for their assistance, encouragement, and insights. They all gave generously of their time, although none is responsible for my approach or conclusions.
I am also indebted to members of the Hijazi, Mahadin, and Shraydeh families for serving as surrogate parents, aunts, uncles, brothers, and sisters during my stays in Jordan. In a similar vein, a special thanks on the Jordanian front goes to the center where I resided, the American Center for Oriental Research (ACOR), its directors, Pierre and Patricia Bikai, and its wonderful staff, for their assistance and good humor in making a political scientist feel welcome among a host of archaeologists. Among those archaeologists, Gaetano Palumbo and Glen Peterman were especially supportive. Another word of thanks goes to archaeologist Cherie Lenzen who, as early as my first research trip to Jordan in 1984, challenged me to look at the kingdom in new ways. Without those challenges, this book would not have been written. I also would like to thank my husband, Jonathan, who, although he entered my life during the latter stages of this project, nonetheless provided critical encouragement and support.
Finally, on this side of the Atlantic, several friends and colleagues offered very useful comments and critiques at different stages of this project. In alphabetical order, they are: Lou Cantori, Eileen Crumm, Stephen David, Greg Gause, Jerry Green, Ray Hinnebusch, Michael Hudson, Jonathan Kirshner, Audie Klotz, Bahgat Korany, Fred Lawson, John Odell, Peter Sluglett, and Bob Springborg, as well as Kate Wittenberg and Leslie Bialler at Columbia University Press. Nevertheless, as paragraphs such as these generally note, I, alone, bear responsibility for the final product.
Laurie A. Brand
August 1994
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