02239cam a22003015i 4500 27715 27686 018552907 EG-ScBUE 20191029102622.0 171115s2017 enkb ob 001 0 eng d 9780863561931 YDX rda eng YDX OCLCF Uk EG-ScBUE 953.3053 LAC 22 Lackner, Helen, author. Yemen in crisis : autocracy, neo-liberalism and the disintegration of a state / Helen Lackner. London : Saqi Books, 2017. 330 pages : maps ; 24 cm text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Includes glossary. Includes bibliographical references and index. "Yemen is in the grip of its most severe crisis in years. Fuelled by Arab and Western intervention, the civil war has quickly escalated, resulting in thousands killed and millions close to starvation. Suffering from a collapsed economy, the people of Yemen face a desperate choice between the Huthi rebels allied with ex-President Saleh on the one side and the internationally recognised government propped up by the Saudi-led coalition and Western arms on the other. The struggle for power in the Arab world's poorest but strategically vital nation has serious implications for the region and beyond. While Saudi Arabia and its allies fear that a Huthi takeover would threaten free passage of oil through the Bab al-Mandab Strait, Western governments fear an increase of attacks from al-Qa'ida in the absence of effective governance. In this invaluable analysis, Helen Lackner uncovers the roots of the social and political conflicts that threaten the very survival of the state and its people. She reveals the corruption of the country's US-backed autocratic regime, as well as its failure to address national impoverishment and to plan an equitable economy for Yemen's growing population."--Provided by publisher. Yemen (Republic) Politics and government 21st century. BUEsh 32285 Yemen (Republic) History 21st century. BUEsh MASPPSS BUSBOL October2019 Reading book ddc BB 0 0 ddc 0 0 Baccah MAIN MAIN 2ND 2019-10-29 Purchase 510.00 0 953.3053 LAC 000048176 2025-07-15 00:00:00 637.50 2019-10-29 BB