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

By: Weir, Shelagh.
Contributor(s): ebrary, Inc.
Series: Modern Middle East series (Austin, Tex.): no. 23.Publisher: Austin : University of Texas Press, 2007Edition: 1st ed.Description: xviii, 390 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 24 cm.Subject(s): Tribes -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Yemen (Republic) | Peaceful societies -- Yemen (Republic) | Tribal government -- Yemen (Republic)Genre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 953.3/2 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.