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.