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ISBN	9780190842369
OCLC Number	(Alma)990026106610204361
	(aleph)002610661BGU01-Aleph
	(OCoLC)975367893
Pers.Main Entry	Hill, Ginny author
Title	Yemen endures : civil war, Saudi adventurism and the future of Arabia / Ginny Hill.
Imprint	New York : Oxford University Press, [2017].
	©2017.
Descr.	xvi, 391 pages : map ; 23 cm.
Bibliogr.	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	Introduction -- The last Imam: the 1962 revolution in the Yemen Arab Republic -- Victor’s peace: the end of the Cold War, unification and the 1994 Civil War -- An illusory state: parliamentary politics and presidential patronage -- Giraffe army: AK-47, arms-dealers and warlords -- Across the Gulf: piracy and people-smuggling from the Horn of Africa -- The chicken and the egg: elite competition, corruption and reform -- Layla and the madman: Yemen’s role in the origins of Al-Qaeda -- Shadow war: US cruise missiles and drones -- Southern discomfort: birth of the southern separatist movement(s) -- Black box: Houthi-led insurgency in the northern province of Saada -- Change square: youth activists and the 2011 uprising -- Sheep rustlers: elite rivalry and urban warfare -- Breaking the bones: politics of balance and the 2012 transition -- Interregnum: Hadi’s failure and the rise of the Houthis -- Saleh’s revenge: the return to power.
Abstract	The war in Yemen is finally coming under scrutiny as the West considers its controversial dealings with Saudi Arabia.
Geo.Subj. - Misc.	Yemen (Republic) -- Politics and government -- 21st century

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