A tribal order : politics and law in the mountains of Yemen / by Shelagh Weir.
2007
Items
Details
Author
Uniform Title
Ebrary electronic monographs.
Title
A tribal order : politics and law in the mountains of Yemen / by Shelagh Weir.
Added Corporate Author
Edition
1st ed.
Imprint
Austin : University of Texas Press, 2007.
Description
xviii, 390 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm.
Series
Modern Middle East series (Austin, Tex.) ; no. 23.
Formatted Contents Note
Environment and economy
Social and political inequality
The tribes of Ra?zi?h
Tribal leadership
Wider structures and relations
Principles, rules, and sanctions
Enforcing the law
Conflict and violence
The Q?asim?i period
The ?Ham?id al-D?in period
The Republican period.
Social and political inequality
The tribes of Ra?zi?h
Tribal leadership
Wider structures and relations
Principles, rules, and sanctions
Enforcing the law
Conflict and violence
The Q?asim?i period
The ?Ham?id al-D?in period
The Republican period.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 359-374) and index.
Linked Resources
Language
English
Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
ISBN
9780292714236 (cloth alkaline paper)
0292714238 (cloth alkaline paper)
0292714238 (cloth alkaline paper)
Record Appears in