The origins of Palestinian and Transjordanian nationalism -- The struggle over Palestine: Hashemite Pan-Arabism versus Palestinian nationalism -- Unification of the two banks -- King Hussein: a young monarch, a fresh approach -- The seeds of the Palestinian entity and the rise of the National Palestinian leadership -- The interaction between Jordan (the state) and the Palestinian entity (the organizations) -- The 1967 War: structural changes in geography, demographics, and attitudes -- From consensus to contention -- The battle for Jordan -- The dynamics of retrogression: the status of Palestinians-Jordanians -- Transjordanian nationalism: a national defense mechanism.