The Tale of a Feud: Domination, Resistance, and Agency in Highland Yemen (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9789004546981)

This book chronicles the life and times of tribal leader Mujāhid Ḥaydar, scion of a prominent local dynasty, and his agency in highland Yemen's political conflicts from the 1970s to the early 2000s. When the political elites of the Ṣāliḥ regime murder his father and his elder brothers, he is forced to exact revenge and lead his tribe through dramatic vicissitudes that culminate in the catastrophe of the Ḥūthī wars. Mujāhid's life is a story of ongoing strife, heroism, resistance, commitment to the defence of honour, loss, and exile. His biography offers nuanced and original insights into how tribal politics in Yemen influence the domain of the state and are often intertwined with it - such that neither can be comprehended independently from the other.

Author: Marieke Brandt
ISBN-10: 9004546987
ISBN-13: 9789004546981
Publisher: Brill
Language: English
Published: 08/07/2023
Pages: 344
Format: Hardcover