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Author Weir, Shelagh.

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

Imprint Austin : University of Texas Press, 2007.

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 Axe ProQuest E-Book  Electronic Book    ---  Available
Edition 1st ed.
Description xviii, 390 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps.
Series Modern Middle East series ; no. 23
Modern Middle East series (Austin, Tex.) ; no. 23.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 359-374) and index.
Contents Environment and economy -- Social and political inequality -- The tribes of Razih -- Tribal leadership -- Wider structures and relations -- Principles, rules, and sanctions -- Enforcing the law -- Conflict and violence -- The Qasimi period -- The Hamid al-Din period -- The Republican period.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject Tribes -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Yemen (Republic)
Peaceful societies -- Yemen (Republic)
Tribal government -- Yemen (Republic)
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 9780292714236 ((cl.) : alk. paper)
0292714238 ((cl.) : alk. paper)

 
    
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