Beyond the Arab Cold War: The International History of the Yemen Civil War, 1962-68

by Asher Orkaby

Book Overview

Beyond the Arab Cold War brings the Yemen Civil War, 1962-68, to the forefront of modern Middle East History. During the 1960s, in the wake of a coup against Imam Muhammad al-Badr and the formation of the Yemen Arab Republic (YAR), Yemen was transformed into an arena of global conflict. Believing al-Badr to be dead, Egypt, the Soviet Union, and most countries recognized the YAR. But when al-Badr unexpectedly turned up alive, Saudi Arabia and Britain...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190092459
• ISBN13: 9780190092450
• Release Date: November 2019
• Publisher: Oxford Univ PR
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.6" x 8.9"