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Yemen : a different political paradigm in context / Roby C. Barrett.

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Format:
Book
Government document
Author/Creator:
Barrett, Roby Carol, 1950- author.
Contributor:
Joint Special Operations University (U.S.), issuing body.
Series:
JSOU report ; 11-3.
JSOU report ; 11-3
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Political stability--Yemen (Republic).
Political stability.
Islam--Yemen (Republic)--History.
Islam.
Yemen (Republic)--Civilization--History.
Yemen (Republic).
Yemen (Republic)--Politics and government--History.
Yemen (Republic)--History.
Yemen, South--History.
Yemen, South.
Yemen, North--History.
Yemen, North.
Yemen (Republic)--Foreign relations--History.
United States--Foreign relations--Yemen (Republic).
United States.
Yemen (Republic)--Foreign relations--United States.
Yemen (Republic)--Strategic aspects.
Civilization.
Diplomatic relations.
Politics and government.
Strategic aspects of individual places.
North Yemen.
South Yemen.
Genre:
Online resources.
History
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xiii, 122 pages) : illustrations, maps.
Place of Publication:
MacDill Air Force Base, Florida : The JSOU Press, 2011.
System Details:
text file PDF
Summary:
"In this sweeping study of Yemen, Dr. Barrett argues that while Yemen may be a failed state, it is not a failed society. Yemen is a complex society with power built on family, clan, and tribal relationships. It is not one nation-state, but rather a balance of multiple Yemens based on fundamental social, cultural, and sectarian differences. Within this context Dr. Barrett asserts that now is the time to reconsider U.S. approaches towards Yemen. We should not seek governmental transformation, but rather strive to reach beyond the central government and weak institutions to engage tribes and clans. Throughout history, political power has ebbed and flowed between central and decentralized local and regional authority. Yemen today is no more or less fragmented than it has ever been. Our goal should be to strive to achieve a balance among these multiple Yemens -- groups that have coexisted, almost in continuous conflict, throughout history."--Publisher's website.
Contents:
Yemen, the pre-Islamic era to 1500
Yemen and the age of empires, 1500 to 1918
Yemen, old paradigms and new realities
Setting the state, Yemen 1953 to 1962
The Yemens' post-imamate 1962 to 1979
The Saleh Regime, survival and self-interest
Yemen, a nation-state?
Conclusion, U.S. interests, and the Yemens.
Notes:
"May 2011."
Includes bibliographical references (pages 105-122).
Online resource, PDF version; title from title page (viewed January 12, 2017).
Other Format:
Print version: Barrett, Roby Carol, 1950- Yeman
ISBN:
1933749571
9781933749570
OCLC:
926985317

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