Yemen in crisis : autocracy, neo-liberalism and the disintegration of a state
Lackner, Helen2018
Book
Yemen is in the grip of its most severe crisis in years. The civil war between the Huthi rebels and the Western and Arab supporters of the regime has resulted in thousands killed and three million displaced. Those who remain suffer severe food shortages and a collapsed economy. The struggle for power in the Arab world's poorest but strategically vital nation has serious implications for the region and beyond. While Egypt and Saudi Arabia fear that a Huthi takeover would threaten free passage of oil through the Bab al-Mandab strait, western governments fear a rise of attacks from al-Qa'ida and IS as the country becomes more unstable. In this invaluable analysis, Helen Lackner uncovers the social and political conflicts that threaten the very survival of the state and its people. She reveals the corruption of the country's US-backed autocratic regime and how it failed to address national impoverishment and to plan an equitable economy for Yemen's growing population.
Main title:
Author:
Lackner, Helen, author
Imprint:
London : Saqi Books, 2018.©2018
Collation:
330 pages : maps ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-319) and index.
Contents:
How the 2011 uprising and the transition led to war -- Yemen and the world -- The two Yemeni republics and unification - Islamism : reality and myth -- The Huthi movement : from nowhere to centre stage -- Southern separatism in perspective -- From tribes to elites -- Resources scarcity and their capture : matters of life and death -- The economy -- The rural-urban nexus -- Conclusion : whither Yemen?.
ISBN:
9780863561931 (hardback)
Dewey class:
953.3053
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
482229
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kathleen Syme Carlton | -History | HISTORY 953.3053 LACK | Available |