Yemen divided : the story of a failed state in South Arabia by Brehony, Noel instant download

Yemen divided : the story of a failed state in South Arabia by Brehony, Noel instant download

1 online resource (xxii, 257 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates) :, A history of the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (1967-1990), with implications for Yemen today, From south Arabia to South Yemen. South Arabia in 1967 ; The National Liberation Front takes power ; From PRSY to PDRY via the glorious corrective move -- The Salmin years. Structures and leadership in the early 1970s ; The PDRY's internal and external policies in the Salmin years ; Who leads, the president or the party? : the downfall of Salmin -- The struggle for power. The presidency of Abd al-Fattah Ismaʻil and the formation of the Yemeni Socialist Party ; Ali Nasir Muhammad as supreme leader ; Policies in the Ali Nasir years -- From the PDRY to the Republic of Yemen. Fracturing the regime : the events of January 1986 ; Unity or reform? ; Union without unity -- Did the PDRY fail? Could an independent South Yemen return? -- Appendices. The principal tribes in Lahij, Abyan and Shabwa ; List of prominent personalities, Includes bibliographical references (pages 240-249) and index, Print version record