Yemen : revolution, civil war and unification /: revolution, civil war and unification. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Uzi Rabi.
• Authors: Rābī, ʿŪzī
• Contents: Cover; About the Author; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Maps; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; A Note on Transliteration; Preface; 1. Ecological, Cultural and Historical Structures; British Policy in the South: Federalism, Over-Involvement and War in Yemen; The Transitory Period: The Road to Revolution, 1948-1962; The Imamate of Yemen in the Twentieth Century; The British Occupation; The Ottoman Presence; External Powers; Tribal Structures; Religious Characteristics; Topography, Geography and Socio-Demographic Features; 2. The Age of Revolutions: 1962-1978. Education and Popular Culture in the 1970sThe Unification Initiative of June 1972 and the Causes of its Failure; The Two Yemens: A Futile Dialogue and Civil War, 1970-1978; Salim Rubay' 'Ali's Presidency: June 1969-June 1978; Socialism in South Yemen: 1970-1978; Al-Ghashmi's Presidency: October 1977-April 1978; Ibrahim al-Hamdi's Presidency: 1974-1977; Al-Iryani's Presidency: September 1971-June 1974; North Yemen under the Rule of al-Iryani, al-Hamdi and al-Ghashmi, A Transition Period: 1970-1978; The Two Yemens: the Republican North and the Socialist South. The Path to Revolution in the South: The End of the British EraSallal's Republic, 1962-1967; Revolution in the North: from Imamate to Republic; 3. The Decline of the Socialist and Arab Nationalist Revolutions: 1978-1990; The Ascendance of the Islamists in North Yemen; 'Ali 'Abdallah Salih: The Victorious Leader; The Inter-Elitist Rivalries within Aden: 1986; Civil War: February 1979; 4. United Yemen; Unification through Coercion; Civil War Returns: May 1994; The Act of Unification; The Path to Unification; 5. Heading Toward a "Failed State"; The Challenge of Radical Islam: al-Qa'ida. The Shi'i revolt in Sa'daThe Free South (al-Janub al-Hurr); The Socio-Economic Crisis; Tribe and State: Between Confrontation and Accommodation; 6. The Arab Spring: New Challenges Exacerbate the Old; June 3, 2011; The Retreat of Central Authority; The Violence Escalates; The Gulf Initiative; The March 18 Turning Point; The Early Days; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography.
• Publisher Details: London New York, NY : I.B. Tauris
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (xviii, 275 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 953.305/2; Turks -- Yemen (Republic) -- History -- 20th century; Yemen (Republic) -- History -- 20th century; Yemen (Republic) -- Politics and government -- 20th century; HISTORY -- Middle East -- General; Islamic studies; Geopolitics; Terrorism, armed struggle; Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions; Revolutionary groups & movements; The Cold War; Middle Eastern history; Bürgerkrieg im Jemen; Wiedervereinigung; Bürgerkrieg im Jemen; Arabischer Frühling; Yemen (Arab Republic) -- History; Yemen (Republic); Jemen; Electronic books; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780857737717; 0857737716
• Related ISBNs: 1780769466; 9781780769462
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-267) and index.; Note: Print version record.
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