The writing of a national narrative -- The "domains" of national identity -- Conceiving Transjordan, 1921-1948 -- Hashemites and Jordanians, 1921-1948 -- Hashemites and Palestinians, 1921-1948 -- Forging the Jordanian national movement (JNM) -- Opposition and cooperation : the state and the Jordanian national movement (JNM), 1952-1956 -- Success and failure : the Jordanian national movement (JNM), 1956-1957 -- The Hashemites ascendant.