Dresch here combines ethnography with history to describe the system of sedentary tribes in South Arabia--a strategically sensitive part of the world--over the past thousand years. He examines the values and traditions the tribal people bring to the contemporary world of nation-states, and discusses the relation of the major tribes to pre-modern Islamic learning, the Zaydi Imamate, ideas of contemporary statehood, and the area as a whole.
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"Comprehensive...I would recommend Dresch's work to any serious student of Yemen and Arabia as well as to a layman who considers a trip to the tribal areas discussed here."--Middle Eastern Studies Association Bulletin
"An absorbing account of the major phases of Yemeni history....An accessible, authoritative, and important contribution."--Middle East Journal
"A reference volume against which all previous and subsequent studies will have to be measured. Scholars specializing in Yemen are, for the first time, presented with an articulate and comprehensive discussion on questions of tribal identity, social organization, economic behavior, and politics. The study may well be a masterpiece of social anthropology and culture history....An exceptionally valuable contribution for anthropologists, political scientists, and Middle East specialists; highly recommended for advanced undergraduates and above."--Choice
"A significant contribution to the study of tribe in the Middle East....It is an original and fascinating attempt as well to unite history with cultural interpretation. A deeply engaged and engaging work, complexly and grandly conceived and wittily written, its scholarship is also miles above sea level."--Times Literary Supplement
"For those who would like to know more about tribal life in North Yemen this book is full of interest. Dresch has been able to give a picture of a society destined to change, possibly out of regognition."--Times Higher Education Supplement
--This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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Paul Dresch is at St John's College, Oxford.
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This review is from: Tribes, Government, and History in Yemen (Clarendon Paperbacks) (Paperback)
This book reads like someone's college thesis. It does have alot of good anthropological observations on the tribes and insights into Yemeni tribal culture. It would be helpful to have the history section a little more organized, but it is worthwhile. Particularly helpful, if you have not any experience with Arab tribes or Yemen.
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