A tribal order [electronic resource] : politics and law in the mountains of Yemen / by Shelagh Weir.
Series: Modern Middle East series (Austin, Tex.) ; no. 23.Publication details: Austin : University of Texas Press, 2007.Edition: 1st edDescription: xviii, 390 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), mapsISBN:- 0292714238 ((cl.) : alk. paper)
- 9780292714236 ((cl.) : alk. paper)
- 953.3/2 22
- KMX1246.7.M56 W45 2007eb

Includes bibliographical references (p. 359-374) and index.
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.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.