Ryan argues that Jordan did have an uprising beginning in 2011, and that fact that it took a different path from some of the other states does not mean that Jordan was exceptional. Jordan is often treated merely as a case of regime survival, but Ryan unpacks how the regime maneuvered on multiple fronts during its uprising. [Ryan's] expertise as a scholar of both international relations and comparative politics enables him to advance an innovative argument with theoretical import well beyond a case study. Jillian Schwedler, Hunter College, CUNY sakriti opis