ABSTRACT
The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan is a unique phenomenon, in the manner of the establishment of the state and construction of its identity, even in such a region as the Middle East. Its somewhat artificial creation as a political entity (in 1921) was followed by several changes of boundaries.2 The complex territorial and demographic history gave rise to a singular socio-political process: instead of a gradual development of one coherent countrywide national identity, several collective identities evolved, sometimes in succession, sometimes simultaneously.3 This article aims to study and analyse this rather unusual process, to explain its causes and to evaluate its impact on society and regime in Jordan.
