Civil Society in Yemen: The Political Economy of Activism in Modern Arabia

Clark, Janine A., The Middle East Journal

Civil Society in Yemen: The Political Economy of Activism in Modern Arabia, by Sheila Carapico. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 1998. xv + 211 pages. Notes to p. 233. Gloss. to p. 235. Bibl. to p. 253. Index to p. 256. $59.95.

Reviewed by Janine A. Clark

Sheila Carapico's Civil Society in Yemen: The Political Economy of Activism in Modern Arabia is an impressive contribution to the theoretical study of civil society in the Arab world and to the empirical case study of Yemen. Carapico presents an authoritative historical analysis of the development of Yemeni civil society from the beginning of the 20th century to the late 1990s, and places it in a broad …

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Publication information: Article title: Civil Society in Yemen: The Political Economy of Activism in Modern Arabia. Contributors: Clark, Janine A. - Author. Journal title: The Middle East Journal. Volume: 53. Issue: 3 Publication date: Summer 1999. Page number: 488+. © Middle East Institute Winter 2009. Provided by ProQuest LLC. All Rights Reserved.

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