Yemen Chronicle

Author : Steven C. Caton
Publisher : Hill and Wang
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2006-10-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781466807730

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Yemen Chronicle by Steven C. Caton Pdf

A report like no other from the heart of the Arab Middle East In 1979, Steven C. Caton went to a remote area of Yemen to do fieldwork on the famous oral poetry of its tribes. The recent hostage crisis in Iran made life perilous for a young American in the Middle East; worse, he was soon embroiled in a dangerous local conflict. Yemen Chronicle is Caton's touchingly candid acount of the extraordinary events that ensued. One day a neighboring sheikh came angrily to the sanctuary village where Caton lived, claiming that a man there had abducted his daughter and another girl. This was cause for war, and even though the culprit was captured and mediation efforts launched, tribal hostilities simmered for months. A man who was helping to resolve the dispute befriended Caton, showing him how the poems recited by the belligerents were connected to larger Arab conflicts and giving him refuge when the sanctuary was attacked. Then, unexpectedly, Caton himself was arrested and jailed for being an American spy. It was 2001 before Caton could return toYemen to untangle the story of why he had been imprisoned and what had happened to the missing girls. Placing his contradictory experiences in their full context, Yemen Chronicle is not only an invaluable assessment of classical ethnographic procedures but also a profound meditation on the political, cultural, and sexual components of modern Arab culture.

Author : Hatem El-Khalidi
Publisher : Dorrance Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2011-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1434911977

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Sojourn in a Dreadful Land (Yemen Chronicles) by Hatem El-Khalidi Pdf

Author : Steven C. Caton
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 425 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2013-04-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9798216169307

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Yemen by Steven C. Caton Pdf

Yemen is a country that is critical to U.S. security and our political interests, yet most Americans know virtually nothing about it. This book unlocks its secrets and explains its complexities in simple yet compelling language. A nation with a rich civilization that has spanned 3,000 years, Yemen is the only democratic republic in the Arabian Peninsula. While events in modern-day Yemen are often in international news, most Americans know nothing about this country—nor are there easy-to-read, up-to-date resources for lay audiences. This book fills the gap in the literature. It describes Yemen's geography, economy, politics and government, history, culture, society and contemporary events, presenting a comprehensive but accessible overview of the country from many different angles—coverage that is long overdue. Editor Steven C. Caton has taken care to create a resource that is readily comprehensible to non-specialists such as high school and college students and general readers as well as highly informative for those with previous knowledge about Yemen. His thorough treatment provides synthetic overviews of key topics, discusses and dismisses certain misconceptions about Yemen, offers surprising perspectives on the relatively unknown country, and underscores Yemen's importance to the region and the wider world—both in ancient times and today.

Author : Daniel McLaughlin
Publisher : Bradt Travel Guides
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : 1841622125

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Yemen by Daniel McLaughlin Pdf

A guide to visiting Yemen that provides an overview of the country's geography, climate, history, government, culture, politics, religion, and education and offers information on accommodations, transportation, entertainment, shopping, nightlife, attractions, restaurants, and sights.

Author : Victoria Clark
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2010-02-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9780300167344

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Yemen by Victoria Clark Pdf

"Yemen is the dark horse of the Middle East. Every so often it enters the headlines for one alarming reason or another -- links with al-Qaeda, kidnapped Westerners, explosive population growth -- then sinks into obscurity again. But, as Victoria Clark argues in this riveting book, we ignore Yemen at our peril. The poorest state in the Arab world, it is still dominated by its tribal makeup and has become a perfect breeding ground for insurgent and terrorist movements. Clark returns to the country where she was born to discover a perilously fragile state that deserves more of our understanding and attention. On a series of visits to Yemen between 2004 and 2009, she meets politicians, influential tribesmen, oil workers and jihadists as well as ordinary Yemenis. Untangling Yemen's history before examining the country's role in both al-Qaeda and the wider jihadist movement today, Clark presents a lively, clear, and up-to-date account of a little-known state whose chronic instability is increasingly engaging the general reader"--Publisher description.

Author : Bat-Zion Eraqi Klorman
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2014-04-24
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004272910

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Traditional Society in Transition: The Yemeni Jewish Experience by Bat-Zion Eraqi Klorman Pdf

In Traditional Society in Transition Bat-Zion Eraqi Klorman examines the Yemeni Jewish existence from the mid 19th century onwards. It chronicles this community’s transition from a traditional patriarchal society to a group adjusting to the challenges of a modern society.

Author : Isa Blumi
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2018-01-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9780520296145

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Destroying Yemen by Isa Blumi Pdf

The quest for global hegemony starts there -- The region that pumps the heart of the Cold War, 1941-1960 -- Birthing revolution: a genealogy of the 1962 coup -- Wrong from the start: modernization and development and the violence they spun -- Making Yemen dance: the regime and the politics of chaos -- Plundering Yemen and its post-spring Hiatus -- Coda: Yemen's relevance to the larger world

Author : Hal Marcovitz
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2014-11-17
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781633559431

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Yemen by Hal Marcovitz Pdf

Like its neighbors on the Arabian Peninsula, the Republic of Yemen has a long and rich history. The southern Arabian region, which present-day Yemen shares, was once the home of the Sabaean kingdom. Led by the queen of Sheba, the kingdom formed an alliance with King Solomon, as recorded in the Old Testament. In the era of the burgeoning spice trade, the people of the Yemen region, which was advantageously located along the sea routes to Asia, had opportunities to attain great wealth. However, the British and other powers to the north eventually made their own claims on trade in the region. In the years after losing control of their great ports, the Yemenis have endured long periods of poverty and armed conflict, much of which has been waged between their rival northern and southern states. A much-needed unification between the north and south finally occurred in 1990, but Yemen still struggles to resolve its regional differences and compete with the oil-rich states of the Persian Gulf. Discusses the geography, history, economy, government, religion, people, foreign relations, and communities of Yemen.

Author : Francesca Davis DiPiazza
Publisher : Twenty-First Century Books
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2007-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780822571490

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Yemen in Pictures by Francesca Davis DiPiazza Pdf

Information on the geography, history, government, people, culture, and economy of Yemen.

Author : Barak A. Salmoni,Bryce Loidolt,Madeleine Wells
Publisher : Rand Corporation
Page : 411 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2010-04-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9780833049742

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Regime and Periphery in Northern Yemen by Barak A. Salmoni,Bryce Loidolt,Madeleine Wells Pdf

For nearly six years, the government of Yemen has conducted military operations north of the capital against groups of its citizens known as "Huthis." In spite of using all means at its disposal, the government has been unable to subdue the Huthi movement. This book presents an in-depth look at the conflict in all its aspects. The authors detail the various stages of the conflict and map out its possible future trajectories.

Author : Britannica Educational Publishing
Publisher : Britannica Educational Publishing
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2010-10-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781615304127

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Saudi Arabia and Yemen by Britannica Educational Publishing Pdf

While they share a border and a rich heritage, Saudi Arabia and Yemen are also a study in contrasts. Where Saudi Arabia has a largely urban population that enjoys the benefits of its thriving economy, Yemen is home to predominantly rural citizens and is one of the poorest countries in the world. Within these pages, readers will encounter the long, intertwined histories of these two nations, as well as their individual struggles for prosperity and peace—with each other and the rest of the world.

Author : Claire O'Neal
Publisher : Mitchell Lane Publishers, Inc.
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781612281063

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We Visit Yemen by Claire O'Neal Pdf

Welcome to Yemen, where history comes alive. Its capital, Sana’a, is the oldest continually inhabited city in the world. The Queen of Sheba made her palace in the ruins of Marib, building a wealthy kingdom from the trade of native-grown frankincense and myrrh. The mysterious island of Socotra is home to plants that grow nowhere else in the world, like the exotic Dragon’s Blood tree. In this traditional Islamic country, women protect their modesty with the head-to-toe black abaya, while men wear a ceremonial dagger—the jambiya—at their belt. Isolated by jagged mountains atop the “Roof of Arabia,” Yemen’s tribal and traditional ways have stood the test of time. What happens when modern issues—oil, the dwindling water supply, women’s rights, Islamic terrorism—try to climb in?

Author : Robert D. Burrowes
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 616 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Yemen (Republic)
ISBN : 9780810855281

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Historical Dictionary of Yemen by Robert D. Burrowes Pdf

A small and extremely poor Islamic country, Yemen is located on the edge of the Arab world in the southernmost corner of the Arabian Peninsula. It was the product of the unification of the Yemen Arab Republic and the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen in May 1990. The location of the two Yemens on the world's busiest sea-lane at the southern end of the Red Sea where Asia almost meets Africa gave them strategic significance from the start of the age of imperialism through the Cold War. More vital today is the fact that Yemen shares a long border with oil-rich Saudi Arabia and is a key to efforts both to spread and to end global revolutionary Islam and its use of terror. The second edition of the Historical Dictionary of Yemen has been thoroughly updated and greatly expanded. Through its list of acronyms and abbreviations, a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and over 800 cross-referenced dictionary entries, greater attention has been given to foreign affairs, economic institutions and policies, social issues, religion, and politics.

Author : Stephen W. Day
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2012-06-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107022157

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Regionalism and Rebellion in Yemen by Stephen W. Day Pdf

Based on years of in-depth field research, this book unravels the complexities of the Yemeni state and its domestic politics with a particular focus on the post-1990 years. The central thesis is that Yemen continues to suffer from regional fragmentation which has endured for centuries. En route the book discusses the rise of President Salih, his tribal and family connections, Yemen's civil war in 1994, the war's consequences later in the decade, the spread of radical movements after the US military response to 9/11 and finally developments leading to the historic events of 2011. This book sets a new standard for scholarship on Yemeni politics and it is essential reading for anyone interested in the modern Middle East, the 2011 Arab revolts and twenty-first-century Islamic politics.

Author : Pnina Werbner
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2014-07-30
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780748693504

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Political Aesthetics of Global Protest by Pnina Werbner Pdf

From Egypt to India, and from Botswana to London, worker, youth and middle class rebellions have taken on the political and bureaucratic status quo. When most people can no longer earn a decent wage, they pit themselves against the privilege of small, wealthy and often corrupt elites. A remarkable feature of the protests from the Arab Spring onwards has been the salience of images, songs, videos, humour, satire and dramatic performances. This collection explores the central role the aesthetic played in energising the massive mobilisations of young people, the disaffected, the middle classes and the apolitical silent majority. Discover how it fuelled solidarities and alliances among democrats, workers, trade unions, civil rights activists and opposition parties.