TY  - BOOK
AU  - Al-Suwaidi,Jamal S.
AU  - Hudson,Michael C.
AU  - Dresch ,Paul
AU  - Dunbar ,Charles
AU  - Burrowes ,Robert
AU  - Katz ,Mark
TI  - The Yemeni war of 1994: causes and consequences 
SN  - 9789948149712 (hardcover)
AV  - DS247.Y48Y48 2014 
PY  - 2014///
CY  - Abu Dhabi
PB  - Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research
KW  - Yemen
KW  - History
KW  - 1962-
KW  - Yemen (Republic)
KW  - Civil War, 1994
KW  - Ethnic relations
KW  - fast
N1  - Fourth impression 2014; Includes bibliographical references  and index
N2  - "On May 22, 1990, a long-standing Yemeni national dream became a reality when North and South Yemen were united in the Republic of Yemen. The process of political integration was violently disrupted four years later, however, and civil war broke out. This book is an examination of the 1994 civil war by five international area experts." "The events leading to the conflict are viewed from both Northern and Southern perspectives. The inherent tensions in wedding a socialist society with a traditional, tribal-dominated one are analyzed in an attempt to discover the extent to which each of the contending parties attempted to impose its view of the world on the other. The South's fear of Islamic fundamentalism emanating from the North is contrasted with Northern concerns of a Southern push to advance social progress at the expense of traditionalism." "A major chapter focuses on the tribes and tribal organizations in the contemporary political development of Yemen." "The potential for large oil discoveries and the fear of spillover effects from attempts at democratization are all sources of instability for Yemen's internal condition as well as for its regional neighbors. Finally, the issue of de-linking Saudi-Yemeni tensions from GCC politics is addressed to determine whether countries such as Iraq and Iran could play the 'Yemeni card' to erode GCC unity."--BOOK JACKET
ER  -