02965oam 2200637I 450 991078525480332120230126204652.01-136-94118-51-136-94119-31-282-88631-297866128863170-203-84742-310.4324/9780203847428 (CKB)2670000000047768(EBL)557267(OCoLC)670411030(SSID)ssj0000413809(PQKBManifestationID)11250671(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000413809(PQKBWorkID)10399436(PQKB)10077396(MiAaPQ)EBC557267(Au-PeEL)EBL557267(CaPaEBR)ebr10422107(CaONFJC)MIL288631(OCoLC)671800397(EXLCZ)99267000000004776820180706d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrChaos in Yemen societal collapse and the new authoritarianism /Isa BlumiLondon :Routledge,2011.1 online resource (225 p.)Routledge advances in Middle East and Islamic studies ;19Description based upon print version of record.0-415-62575-0 0-415-78077-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.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; IndexChaos 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 toRoutledge advances in Middle East and Islamic studies ;19.AuthoritarianismYemen (Republic)Yemen (Republic)Politics and governmentYemen (Republic)Social conditionsAuthoritarianism953.305Blumi Isa1969-,523741FlBoTFGFlBoTFGBOOK9910785254803321Chaos in Yemen3816769UNINA