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Destroying Yemen : what chaos in Arabia tells us about the world /

"Since March 2015, a Saudi-led international coalition of forces--supported by Britain and the United States--has waged devastating war in Yemen. Largely ignored by the world's media, the resulting humanitarian disaster and full-scale famine threatens millions. Destroying Yemen offers the...

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Main Authors: Blumi, Isa, 1969- (Author)
Published: University of California Press,
Publisher Address: Oakland, California :
Publication Dates: [2018]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Subjects:
National security > Arab countries.
National security.
Politics and Government.
Social Conditions.
Yemen (Republic) > Politics and government.
Yemen (Republic) > Social conditions.
Yemen (Republic) > History > 20th century.
Yemen (Republic) > History > 21st century.
Arab countries > Politics and government > 21st century.
Arab countries.
Yemen (Republic)
Summary: "Since March 2015, a Saudi-led international coalition of forces--supported by Britain and the United States--has waged devastating war in Yemen. Largely ignored by the world's media, the resulting humanitarian disaster and full-scale famine threatens millions. Destroying Yemen offers the first in-depth historical account of the transnational origins of this war, placing it in the illuminating context of Yemen's relationship with major powers since the Cold War. Bringing new sources and a deep understanding to bear on Yemen's profound, unwitting imbrication in international affairs, this explosive book ultimately tells an even larger shock-doctrine story of today's political economy of global capitalism, development, and the war on terror as disparate actors intersect in Arabia."--Provided by publisher.
Carrier Form: xiv, 294 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-285) and index.
ISBN: 9780520296138
0520296133
Index Number: JQ1842
CLC: D739.32
Call Number: D739.32/B658
Contents: The quest for global hegemony starts there -- The region that pumps the heart of the Cold War, 1941-1960 -- Birthing revolution: a genealogy of the 1962 coup -- Wrong from the start: modernization and development and the violence they spun -- Making Yemen dance: the regime and the politics of chaos -- Plundering Yemen and its post-spring Hiatus -- Coda: Yemen's relevance to the larger world.

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