State-community relations in Yemen: Soqotra's historical formation as a sub-national polity

History and Anthropology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 363-393

  Elie, Serge D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b Yemeni Center for Studies and Research   (Yemen)

Author keywords

Mesography; Political incorporation; Polity formation; Soqotra; Yemen

Indexed keywords

EID: 77149171204     PISSN: 02757206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02757200903166459     Document Type: Review

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