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A tribal order : politics and law in the mountains of Yemen / by Shelagh Weir.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Weir, Shelagh.
- Series:
- Modern Middle East series (Austin, Tex.) ; no. 23.
- Modern Middle East series ; no. 23
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Tribes--Legal status, laws, etc--Yemen (Republic).
- Tribes.
- Peaceful societies--Yemen (Republic).
- Peaceful societies.
- Tribal government--Yemen (Republic).
- Tribal government.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (419 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Austin : University of Texas Press, 2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 2008 -- British-Kuwait Friendship Prize in Middle Eastern Studies - British Society for Middle Eastern Studies A Tribal Order describes the politico-legal system of Jabal Razih, a remote massif in northern Yemen inhabited by farmers and traders.
- 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.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 359-374) and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-292-79555-6
- OCLC:
- 608476792
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