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Destroying Yemen what chaos in arabia tells us about the world Isa Blumi university of california press SIMPSON IMPRINT IN HUMANITIES The humanities endowment by Sharon Hanly Simpson and Barclay Simpson honors MURIEL CARTER HANLEY whose intellect and sensitivity have enriched the many lives that she has touched. The publisher and the University of California Press Foundation gratefully acknowledge the generous support of the Simpson Imprint in Humanities. Destroying Yemen This page intentionally left blank Destroying Yemen what chaos in arabia tells us about the world Isa Blumi university of california press University of California Press, one of the most distinguished university presses in the United States, enriches lives around the world by advancing scholarship in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. Its activities are supported by the UC Press Foundation and by philanthropic contributions from individuals and institutions. For more information, visit www.ucpress.edu. University of California Press Oakland, California © 2018 by Isa Blumi Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Blumi, Isa, 1969- author. Title: Destroying Yemen : what chaos in Arabia tells us about the world / Isa Blumi. Description: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2018] | Includes bibliographical references and index. | Identifi ers: LCCN 2017026563 (print) | LCCN 2017028124 (ebook) | ISBN 9780520968783 (ebook) | ISBN 9780520296138 (cloth : alk. paper) | ISBN 9780520296145 (pbk. : alk. paper) Subjects: LCSH: Yemen (Republic)—Politics and government. | Yemen (Republic)—Social conditions. | Yemen (Republic)—History— 20th century. | Yemen (Republic)—History—21st century. | Arab countries—Politics and government—21st century. | National security—Arab countries. Classifi cation: LCC JQ1842.A58 (ebook) | LCC JQ1842.A58 B59 2018 (print) | DDC 953.305/3—dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017026563 Manufactured in the United States of America 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Për Jemenin më të dashur . . . ﻚﻨﻣ ﺔﺒﻫﺭ ﻲﻓ ﺎﻧﺃ ... ﻦﻤﻳ ﺎﻳ This page intentionally left blank contents List of Illustrations ix Acknowledgments xi Note on Dates, Abbreviations, and Transliteration xiii Introduction 1 1 Th e Quest for Global Hegemony Starts Th ere 28 • 2 Th e Region Th at Pumps the Heart of the Cold War, 1941–1960 57 • 3 Birthing Revolution: A Genealogy of the 1962 Coup 85 • 4 Wrong from the Start: Modernization and Development • and the Violence Th ey Spun 113 5 Making Yemen Dance: Th e Regime and the • Politics of Chaos 142 6 Plundering Yemen and Its Post-Spring Hiatus 170 • Coda: Yemen’s Relevance to the Larger World 201 Notes 213 Bibliography 265 Index 287
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