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The book traces historical trajectories from mid-20th-century geopolitics to the 1962 coup, then analyzes modernization, development-driven violence, and the regime’s use of “chaos” as political strategy. It further considers plundering practices and the post-Spring period, ending with Yemen’s relevance to the wider world.","Destroying Yemen  \nwhat chaos in arabia tells us about the world  \nIsa Blumi  \nu n i v e r si t y o f c a l i fo r n i a pr e s s  \nThe publisher and the University of California Press Foundation gratefully acknowledge the generous support of the Simpson Imprint in Humanities.  \nDestroying Yemen  \nThis page intentionally left blank  \nDestroying Yemen  \nwhat chaos in arabia tells us about the world  \nIsa Blumi  \nu n i v e r si t y o f c a l i fo r n i a pr e s s  \nUniversity of California Press, one of the most distinguished university presses in the United States, enriches lives around the world by advancing scholarship in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. Its activities are supported by the UC Press Foundation and by philanthropic contributions from individuals and institutions. For more information, [visit www.ucpress.edu](visit www.ucpress.edu).  \nUniversity of California Press  \nOakland, California © 2018 by Isa Blumi  \nLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data  \nNames: Blumi, Isa, 1969-author.  \nTitle: Destroying Yemen : what chaos in Arabia tells us about the world / Isa Blumi.  \nDescription: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2018] | Includes bibliographical references and index. |  \nIdentifiers: LCCN 2017026563 (print) | LCCN 2017028124 (ebook) | ISBN 9780520968783 (ebook) | ISBN 9780520296138 (cloth : alk. paper) |  \nISBN 9780520296145 (pbk. : alk. paper)  \nSubjects: LCSH: Yemen (Republic)—Politics and government. | Yemen (Republic)—Social conditions. | Yemen (Republic)—History— 20th century. | Yemen (Republic)—History—21st century. | Arab countries—Politics and government—21st century. | National security—Arab countries.  \nClassification: LCC JQ1842.A58 (ebook) | LCC JQ1842.A58 B59 2018 (print)| DDC 953.305/3—dc23  \nLC record available at [https://lccn.loc.gov/2017026563](https://lccn.loc.gov/2017026563)  \nManufactured in the United States of America  \n26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17  \n10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1  \nPër Jemenin më të dashur . . .  \nﻳﺎ ﻳﻤﻦ ... ﺃﻧﺎ ﻓﻲ ﺭﻫﺒﺔ ﻣﻨﻚ  \nThis page intentionally left blank  \ncon ten ts  \nList of Illustrations ix  \nAcknowledgments xi  \nNote on Dates, Abbreviations, and Transliteration xiii Introduction 1  \n1 • The Quest for Global Hegemony Starts There 28  \n2 • The Region That Pumps the Heart of the Cold War, 1941–1960 57  \n3 • Birthing Revolution: A Genealogy of the 1962 Coup 85  \n4 • Wrong from the Start: Modernization and Development  \nand the Violence They Spun 113  \n5 • Making Yemen Dance: The Regime and the  \nPolitics of Chaos 142  \n6 • Plundering Yemen and Its Post-Spring Hiatus 170 Coda: Yemen’s Relevance to the Larger World 201  \nNotes 213  \nBibliography 265  \nIndex 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