Weir, Shelagh.

A tribal order : politics and law in the mountains of Yemen / by Shelagh Weir. - 1st ed. - Austin : University of Texas Press, 2007. - xviii, 390 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 24 cm. - 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 Raz̄iḥ -- Tribal leadership -- Wider structures and relations -- Principles, rules, and sanctions -- Enforcing the law -- Conflict and violence -- The Qāsimī period -- The Ḥamīd al-Dīn period -- The Republican period.

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

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

KMX1246.7.M56 / W45 2007

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