The Modern History of Jordan Jordan is a land with an overwhelming amount of history. In the book The Modern History of Jordan, the author Kamal Salibi states that Jordan was home to some of mankind's earliest settlements and villages. One can find many artifacts from ancient civilizations that resided in Jordan. As the crossroads of the Middle East, the lands of Jordan and Palestine have served as a connecting force for Asia, Africa, and …showed first 75 words of 520 total…

…showed last 75 words of 520 total…book. Rather hard to read though. The parts that I thought were the most interesting was when Salibi would talk about nationalism because that is what were are studying. It seems that all of these Middle Eastern territories really had to fight for many years to earn their national identity. I think that it is great that the people of Jordan wanted to be recognized as their own nation-state and they deserve to have it.