Yemen: State, sect and tribe

This book offers a multidisciplinary analysis of the political, legal, economic, sociological, cultural and theological factors and their impact in shaping political machinations in Yemen. It seeks to challenge a number of prominent assumptions around the salience of sectarian difference as a driving force of the conflict, and to reject the idea that the conflict is purely a “proxy war” between Saudi Arabia and Iran. While it is generally accepted that sect-based identities were not central...