Yemen endures
Subtitle: civil war, Saudi adventurism and the future of Arabia
By: Ginny Hill
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 391
ISBN-13: 9780190842369
Subjects: Politics and government
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Map; Preface; Introduction; 1. The Last Imam: The 1962 Revolution in the Yemen Arab Republic; 2. Victor's Peace: The End of the Cold War, Unification and the 1994 Civil War; 3. An Illusory State: Parliamentary Politics and Presidential Patronage; 4. Giraffe Army: AK-47, Arms-Dealers and Warlords; 5. Across the Gulf: Piracy and People-Smuggling from The Horn of Africa; 6. The Chicken and the Egg: Elite Competition, Corruption and Reform; 7. Layla and the Madman: Yemen's Role in the Origins of Al-Qaeda; 8. Shadow War: US Cruise Missiles and Drones9. Southern Discomfort: Birth of the Southern Separatist Movement(s); 10. Black Box: Houthi-Led Insurgency in the Northern Province of Saada; 11. Change Square: Youth Activists and the 2011 Uprising; 12. Sheep Rustlers: Elite Rivalry and Urban Warfare; 13. Breaking the Bones: Politics of Balance and the 2012 Transition; 14. Interregnum: Hadi's Failure and The Rise of the Houthis; 15. Saleh's Revenge: The Return to Power; Notes; Index