Revolutionary Decades
Yemeni National Memory, 1962–2012
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10278876 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Asher Orkaby (0000-0001-5865-9439, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 76 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 29-49 |
| Publication date | 2022-05-15 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Middle East Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0026-3141 • E-ISSN: 1940-3461 |
| Publisher | The Middle East Journal (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.3751/76.1.12 |
| OpenAlex | W4283068789 |
| Language | EN |
How have perceptions of Yemen's 1962 revolution changed since the modern state's founding and how has the government attempted to control historical memory? A comparison of al-Thawra , the Yemeni republic's first modern newspaper, and a 40th anniversary conference in 2002 reveals how Yemen failed to reconcile the bloody legacy of its revolution. This failure allowed tensions — between tribes and the government and between regional factions — to undermine the revolutionary legacy, leading to President 'Ali 'Abdullah Salih's resignation in 2012 and the civil war in the ensuing years
Ancient history · Economic history · Government (linguistics · Newspaper · Political science · Spanish Civil War · State (computer science · History · Law · Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |