| Description |
1 online resource (xliii, 478 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Social, economic, and political studies of the Middle East and Asia, 1385-3376 ; v. 96 |
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Social, economic, and political studies of the Middle East and Asia ; v. 96. 1385-3376
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| Contents |
Preface and Acknowledgments; Note on Style; Lexical Note; Introduction and Plan of Work; Chapter One: Sources and Method; Chapter Two: The Framework; Chapter Three: Foundations of a Working Hypothesis; Chapter Four: The Shaykh and the Aqil; Chapter Five: Jizya Headmanship--and Hayyim Misha; Chapter Six: Yahya Hayyim and Jizya Headmanship; Chapter Seven: Towards a Conclusion: Supplanted Authorities and Reinterpreted Relationships; Chapter Eight: Bilad al-'Adharib and the Bani al-Munifi; Chapter Nine: The Brink of Dhimma: Negotiating with the Bani al-Munifi of Bilad al-'Adharib |
| Summary |
This fascinating microhistory, crafted from documents and oral narratives, provides a rare portrait of pre-1950 rural Yemen while showing how religiously subordinated Jewish villagers strove to pursue their interests without forgoing the protection of the dominant Muslim majority |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 457-468) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English |
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Print version record |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
Jews -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Yemen, South
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Jews -- Yemen, South -- Social conditions -- 20th century
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Dhimmis (Islamic law) -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Yemen, South
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Jewish-Arab relations -- History -- 1917-1948.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies.
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Dhimmis (Islamic law) -- Legal status, laws, etc.
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Ethnic relations
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Jewish-Arab relations
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Jews -- Legal status, laws, etc.
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Jews -- Social conditions
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Joden.
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Islamieten.
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Yemen, South -- Ethnic relations
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South Yemen
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Jemen
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Juden.
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9004140123 |
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9789004140127 |
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9781429427937 |
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1429427930 |
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9781433705106 |
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1433705109 |
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1280859776 |
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9781280859779 |
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9786610859771 |
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6610859779 |
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9047406060 |
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9789047406068 |
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