Weir, Shelagh.

A tribal order politics and law in the mountains of Yemen / [electronic resource] : by Shelagh Weir. - 1st ed. - Austin : University of Texas Press, 2007. - xviii, 390 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps. - Modern Middle East series ; no. 23 . - Modern Middle East series (Austin, Tex.) ; no. 23. .

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.


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2013.
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0292714238 ((cl.) : alk. paper) 9780292714236 ((cl.) : alk. paper)




Peaceful societies--Yemen (Republic)
Tribal government--Yemen (Republic)
Tribes--Legal status, laws, etc.--Yemen (Republic)


Electronic books.

KMX1246.7.M56 / W45 2007eb

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