| Civil Society in Yemen Contributor(s): Carapico, Sheila (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521590981 ISBN-13: 9780521590983 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $133.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 1998 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Middle East - General - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Political Science |
| Dewey: 306.2 |
| LCCN: 97023259 |
| Series: Cambridge Middle East Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 6" W x 9" (1.27 lbs) 276 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Cultural Region - Arab World - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Sheila Carapico's book on civic participation in modern Yemen makes a pathbreaking contribution to the study of political culture in Arabia. The author traces the complexities of Yemen's history over the past fifty years, considering its response to the colonial encounter and to years of civil unrest. Challenging the stereotypical view of conservative Arab Muslim society, she demonstrates how the country is actively seeking to develop the political, economic and social structures of the modern democratic state. This is an important book that promises to become the definitive statement on twentieth-century Yemen. |