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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459642703321

Autore

Blumi Isa <1969-, >

Titolo

Chaos in Yemen : societal collapse and the new authoritarianism / / Isa Blumi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Routledge, , 2011

ISBN

1-136-94119-3

1-282-88631-2

9786612886317

0-203-84742-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (225 p.)

Collana

Routledge advances in Middle East and Islamic studies ; ; 19

Disciplina

953.305

Soggetti

Authoritarianism - Yemen (Republic)

Electronic books.

Yemen (Republic) Politics and government

Yemen (Republic) Social conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of maps; Preface and acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1 Yemen's social pathologies beyond the strategic mainstream; 2 The local scramble for ascendancy and the rise of modern polities; 3 The contingent state: The dynamics of administrating Yemen; 4 The frontier as a measure of modern state power; 5 Unification and the roots of Salih's authoritarian push; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Chaos in Yemen challenges recent interpretations of Yemen's complex social, political and economic transformations since unification in 1990. By offering a new perspective to the violence afflicting the larger region, it explains why the 'Abdullah 'Ali Salih regime has become the principal beneficiary of these conflicts.Adopting an inter-disciplinary approach, the author offers an alternative understanding of what is creating discord in the Red Sea region by integrating the region's history to an interpretation of current events. In turn, by refusing to solely link Yemen to