Title: A tribal order : politics and law in the mountains of Yemen /
Authors: Weir, Shelagh.
Publisher: University of Texas Press,
Year: 2007
Subjects: Tribes Legal status, laws, etc. Yemen.; Peaceful societies Yemen.; Tribal government Yemen.; Tribal government Yemen (Republic); Peaceful societies Yemen (Republic); Tribes Legal status, laws, etc. Yemen (Republic)
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 -- Conclusions.