Book Summary
This book tells a story of a Yemeni hereditary elite that was overthrown in the 1962 revolution in North Yemen, after enjoying exclusive rights to the leadership of the Imamate, the religiously sanctioned state for over a millennium. Rather than concentrating on recent political history, this book highlights the personal predicament of those targeted by the revolution. What is their sense of "past" and "self" in a transformed political setting where in some respects the mark of distinction has become a mark of disrepute? Focusing on the cultural politics of memory, the book explores how--in making sense of their current lives and formulating responses to adversity--members of the elite remember.
Book Details
| Book Name | Islam, Memory, And Morality In Yemen |
| Author | Gabriele Vom Bruck, Fred Halliday |
| Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan (Nov 2005) |
| ISBN | 9781403966650 |
| Pages | 368 |
| Language | English |
| Price | 1761 |