Yemen in Crisis: Autocracy, Neo-Liberalism and the Disintegration of a State

by Helen Lackner

Overview

Yemen is in the grip of its most severe crisis in years. The struggle for power in the Arab world’s poorest but strategically vital nation has serious implications for the region and beyond. In this invaluable analysis, Helen Lackner uncovers the social and political conflicts that threaten the very survival of the state and its people. ‘A superb book written by an outstanding author whose knowledge of Yemen is unparalleled… an indispensable guide.’ Dr Noel Brehony CMG, former Chairman British-Yemeni Society; ‘An outstanding book that provides answers to all of the questions raised by Yemen’s many crises since 2011. Written with compassion and insight.’ Eugene Rogan, University of Oxford; ‘An eminently valuable account of Yemen’s modern history and current travails.’ Roger Owen, Harvard University

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780863561887
Publisher:	Saqi Books
Publication date:	10/02/2017
Sold by:	Bookwire
Format:	eBook
Pages:	416
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Helen Lackner has worked as a consultant in social aspects of rural development in over thirty countries in the Middle East, Africa, Asia and Europe. She has spent the past four decades researching Yemen, working in the country for fifteen years. Lackner is currently Associate Researcher at the London Middle East Institute at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, and was the 2016 Sir William Luce Fellow at Durham University. The editor of the Journal of the British-Yemeni Society, she is also a regular contributor to Oxford Analytica’s briefs and openDemocracy. Her recent publications include Why Yemen Matters: A Society in Transition (editor).

Table of Contents

Introduction

PART 1. THE POLITICAL SITUATION
Ch 1. Current situation and major underlying trends
Ch 2. Yemen and the world: from Isolation to integration in regional and world geopolitics
Ch 3. The two Yemeni republics and unification
Chapter 4. Political Islamism, quietist and Jihadi

PART 2: SOCIO-POLITICAL STRUCTURES AND CHANGES, REGIONAL TENSIONS
Ch 5. From Tribes to kleptocracy: changes in Yemen’s social structure
Ch 6. The Huthi movement: from nowhere to centre stage
Ch 7. The South and Southern Separatism.

PART 3. SOCIO-ECONOMIC FEATURES
Ch 8. Natural resources management and climate change: Water, oil and gas, other resources
Ch 9. Economic development policies and socio-economic infrastructure. Worsening poverty
Ch 10. The rural-urban nexus:

Conclusion

Editorial Reviews

"The United States is deeply engaged in this war. We are providing bombs the Saudi-led coalition is using, we are refueling their planes before they drop those bombs, and we are assisting with intelligence.” – Bernie Sanders, New York Times

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