A Bibliographic Survey of the Primary Sources for Writing the History of Jordan
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.54134/jjha.v16i3.654Keywords:
History of Jordan, Primary Historical Sources, Official DocumentsAbstract
This five-part article surveys the most important primary sources that constitute a basic resource for the study of Jordan’s history and civilization from the beginning of Islam until the present time. This article reviews the most prominent primary historical sources divided into five categories written by five authors: 1) the Islamic historical sources by Issam ‘Okleh, 2), sources from the late Ottoman period and the Emirate by Al Mahdi Al Rawadieh Al Mahdi Al Rawadieh, 3) official documents from the Ottoman and Hashemite periods by Hind Abu al-Sha‘ar, 4) British and American documents and documents in the Jordanian National Library by Suhila Shalabi Suhila Shalabi, and 5) German documents by ‘Abd Almajeed Elshannag.
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