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A History of Modern Yemen
Paul Dresch
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Description for A History of Modern Yemen
Paperback. An accessible and fast moving account of twentieth-century Yemeni history. Num Pages: 304 pages, 23 b/w illus. 12 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBXY; 3JJ; HBJF1; HBLW; JHMC; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 434.
To the outside world, Yemen is famous for its beautiful landscapes and architecture. However, as Paul Dresch demonstrates, Yemen's modern history is unique and deserves to be better understood. While the borders of most Middle East states were defined by colonial powers after the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, a single Yemeni state was not formed until 1990. In fact, much of Yemen's twentieth-century history was taken up constructing such a state, forged after years of civil war between the North and the South. The story is a complex one, but the author handles it masterfully, employing his skills as ... Read more
To the outside world, Yemen is famous for its beautiful landscapes and architecture. However, as Paul Dresch demonstrates, Yemen's modern history is unique and deserves to be better understood. While the borders of most Middle East states were defined by colonial powers after the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, a single Yemeni state was not formed until 1990. In fact, much of Yemen's twentieth-century history was taken up constructing such a state, forged after years of civil war between the North and the South. The story is a complex one, but the author handles it masterfully, employing his skills as ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521794824
SKU
V9780521794824
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Reviews for A History of Modern Yemen
'If you have time to read a single book on Yemen's recent past, Paul Dresch's A History of Modern Yemen is the one for you.' American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences