the story of a failed state in South Arabia Brehony, Noel creator text enk London, UK I. B. Tauris 2011 monographic eng

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xxii, 257 p., [4] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 23 cm. A history of the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (1967-1990), with implications for Yemen today Pt. A. 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 -- pt. B. 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 -- pt. C. The struggle for power. The presidency of Abd al-Fattah Isma‘il and the formation of the Yemeni Socialist Party -- Ali Nasir Muhammad as supreme leader -- Policies in the Ali Nasir years -- pt. D. From the PDRY to the Republic of Yemen. Fracturing the regime : the events of January 1986 -- Unity or reform? -- Union without unity -- pt. E. Did the PDRY fail? Could an independent South Yemen return? -- Appendices. The principal tribes in Lahij, Abyan and Shabwa -- List of prominent personalities general Noel Brehony Includes bibliographical references (p. [240]-249) and index Failed states Yemen, South History 9781848856356 1848856350 UMP 120702 20251125093102.0 vtls000062696