A tribal order : politics and law in the mountains of Yemen / by Shelagh Weir.

By: Weir, ShelaghMaterial type: TextTextSeries: Modern Middle East series (Austin, Tex.): no. 23.Publisher: Austin : University of Texas Press, 2007Edition: 1st edDescription: xviii, 390 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 24 cmISBN: 9780292714236 ((cl.) : alk. paper); 0292714238 ((cl.) : alk. paper)Subject(s): Tribes -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Yemen (Republic) | Peaceful societies -- Yemen (Republic) | Tribal government -- Yemen (Republic)DDC classification: 953.3/2 LOC classification: KMX1246.7.M56 | W45 2007Online resources: Table of contents only | Publisher description
Contents:
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.
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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.

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