The Tale of a Feud
Domination, Resistance, and Agency in Highland Yemen
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23547736 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marieke Brandt (0000-0003-3258-8139) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Publication date | 2023-08-07 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | The Tale of a Feud (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Brill (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1163/9789004546998 |
| OpenAlex | W4377142851 |
| ISBN | 9789004546998 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
This book chronicles the life and times of tribal leader Mujāhid Ḥaydar, scion of a prominent local dynasty, and his agency in highland Yemen’s political conflicts from the 1970s to the early 2000s. When the political elites of the Ṣāliḥ regime murder his father and his elder brothers, he is forced to exact revenge and lead his tribe through dramatic vicissitudes that culminate in the catastrophe of the Ḥūthī wars. Mujāhid’s life is a story of ongoing strife, heroism, resistance, commitment to the defence of honour, loss, and exile. His biography offers nuanced and original insights into how tribal politics in Yemen influence the domain of the state and are often intertwined with it – such that neither can be comprehended independently from the other.
Agency (philosophy) · Ancient history · Biography · Feud · Honour · Political science · Politics · Resistance (ecology) · Social science · Sociology · State (computer science) · Tribe · African history and culture analysis · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories · History · Law · Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts
| Citations per year | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |