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A tribal order : politics and law in the mountains of Yemen / by Shelagh Weir.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Modern Middle East series (Austin, Tex.) ; no. 23.Publication details: Austin : University of Texas Press, 2007.Edition: 1st edDescription: xviii, 390 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780292714236
  • 0292714238
Uniform titles:
  • Project Muse UPCC books
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 953.3/2 22
LOC classification:
  • KMX1246.7.M56 W45 2007
Contents:
Environment and economy -- Social and political inequality -- The tribes of Razih -- Tribal leadership -- Wider structures and relations -- Principles, rules, and sanctions -- Enforcing the law -- Conflict and violence -- The Qasimi period -- The Hamid al-din period -- The Republican period -- Conclusions.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 359-374) and index.

Environment and economy -- Social and political inequality -- The tribes of Razih -- Tribal leadership -- Wider structures and relations -- Principles, rules, and sanctions -- Enforcing the law -- Conflict and violence -- The Qasimi period -- The Hamid al-din period -- The Republican period -- Conclusions.

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