LEADER 02965oam 2200637I 450 001 9910785254803321 005 20230126204652.0 010 $a1-136-94118-5 010 $a1-136-94119-3 010 $a1-282-88631-2 010 $a9786612886317 010 $a0-203-84742-3 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203847428 035 $a(CKB)2670000000047768 035 $a(EBL)557267 035 $a(OCoLC)670411030 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000413809 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11250671 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000413809 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10399436 035 $a(PQKB)10077396 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC557267 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL557267 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10422107 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL288631 035 $a(OCoLC)671800397 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000047768 100 $a20180706d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aChaos in Yemen $esocietal collapse and the new authoritarianism /$fIsa Blumi 210 1$aLondon :$cRoutledge,$d2011. 215 $a1 online resource (225 p.) 225 1 $aRoutledge advances in Middle East and Islamic studies ;$v19 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-415-62575-0 311 $a0-415-78077-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aBook 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 330 $aChaos in Yemen challenges recent interpretations of Yemen's complex social, political and economic transformations since unification in 1990. By offering a new perspective to the violence afflicting the larger region, it explains why the 'Abdullah 'Ali Salih regime has become the principal beneficiary of these conflicts.Adopting an inter-disciplinary approach, the author offers an alternative understanding of what is creating discord in the Red Sea region by integrating the region's history to an interpretation of current events. In turn, by refusing to solely link Yemen to 410 0$aRoutledge advances in Middle East and Islamic studies ;$v19. 606 $aAuthoritarianism$zYemen (Republic) 607 $aYemen (Republic)$xPolitics and government 607 $aYemen (Republic)$xSocial conditions 615 0$aAuthoritarianism 676 $a953.305 700 $aBlumi$b Isa$f1969-,$0523741 801 0$bFlBoTFG 801 1$bFlBoTFG 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910785254803321 996 $aChaos in Yemen$93816769 997 $aUNINA