The Last Refuge: Yemen, al-Qaeda, and America's War in Arabia

The Last Refuge: Yemen, al-Qaeda, and America's War in Arabia
Gregory Johnsen (Author)
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Yemen

A gripping account of how al-Qaeda in Yemen rebounded from an initial defeat to once again threaten the United States.

Far from the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan, the United States and al-Qaeda are fighting a clandestine war of drones and suicide bombers in an unforgiving corner of Arabia.

The Last Refuge charts the rise, fall, and resurrection of al-Qaeda in Yemen over the last thirty years, detailing how a group that the United States once defeated has now become one of the world’s most dangerous threats. An expert on Yemen who has spent years on the ground there, Gregory D. Johnsen uses al-Qaeda’s Arabic battle notes to reconstruct their world as they take aim at the United States and its allies. Johnsen brings readers in-side al-Qaeda’s training camps and safe houses as the terrorists plot poison attacks and debate how to bring down an airliner on Christmas Day. The Last Refuge is an eye-opening look at the successes and failures of fighting a new type of war in one of the most turbulent countries in the world.

• Rank: #68327 in Books
• Published on: 2012-11-19
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 9.37" h x 6.34" w x 1.14" l, 1.47 pounds
• Binding: Hardcover
• 352 pages

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Middle East-Arabian Peninsula

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Categories: Sallye's Current Affairs Picks, Yemen->Politics and government, War on Terrorism, 2001-. Contributors: Gregory Johnsen - Author. Format: Hardcover

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High-Value Target: Countering al Qaeda in Yemen

High-Value Target: Countering al Qaeda in Yemen
Amb. Edmund J. Hull (Ret.) (Author)
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Since its inception, al Qaeda has aspired to create a safe haven in Yemen,where it has operated against U.S. and Yemeni interests. From 2001 to 2004, when Edmund J. Hull was the American ambassador to Yemen, U.S. and Yemeni counterterrorism efforts successfully seized the initiative against al Qaeda, severely degrading its capabilities. During this period, al Qaeda mounted no successful operations against U.S. interests in Yemen and suffered the loss of its top leadership and cadres.

High-Value Target tells the inside story of how al Qaeda’s Yemeni safe haven was disrupted during Hull’s tenure. A top counterterrorism official in both the Clinton and Bush administrations, Hull provides a detailed account of a team effort to build a strategic basis for U.S.-Yemeni counterterrorism and to execute a broad strategy aimed at improving not only the security of Yemen but also its economic development.That strategy included launching successful strikes against al Qaeda’s leadership; engaging in sustained, personal involvement in Yemen’s remote tribal areas; and fostering Yemen’s nascent democracy and civil society. Plagued by profound distrust, scarce resources, and constant threats, the U.S. diplomatic team encountered numerous obstacles but ultimately positioned Yemen on a path toward enhanced security and modest political progress.

• Rank: #858660 in Books
• Published on: 2011-04
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 9.21" h x .79" w x 6.34" l, .96 pounds
• Binding: Hardcover
• 192 pages

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author edmund j hull format hardback language english publication year 01 04 2011 subject politics government subject 2 politics general reference goddings limited presents high value target countering al qaeda in yemen isbn 1597976792 author amb edmund j hull ret publisher potomac books inc date 2011 04 30 seller sku gard 1597976794 qty available 1 format hardcover condition new notes brand new book will ship 1 st class to the uk or airmail worldwide airmail 2 7 day approximate shipping time pl

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A diplomat reflects on confronting the terrorist threat in Yemen

Freya Stark in Southern Arabia

Freya Stark in Southern Arabia
Freya Stark (Author), Malise Ruthven (Author), St. Antony's College (Corporate Author)

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Yemen

The magnificent canyons of Wadi Hadhramaut inspired Freya Stark to produce some of her best photographs. Dame Freya's particular empathy with local people resulted in charming pictures of people she worked or travelled with, and the homes and costumes of the period.

• Rank: #2909718 in Books
• Published on: 1997-09
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 120 pages

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IBTauris & Co Ltd | 2011 | 288 pages | ISBN-13: 9781848853157 | ISBN-10: 1848853157 | You save 35%

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author freya stark format paperback language english publication year 28 02 2011 subject the world ideas culture general interest subject 2 travel writing ean 9781848853157 title southern gates of arabia sku st 1848853157 product category books comics magazines about speedy hen ltd by continuing with this checkout and ordering from speedy hen you are accepting our current terms and conditions details of which can be found by clicking here author biography freya stark 1893 1993 the poet of travel

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Categories: Essays & Travelogues - Travel Writing * General. Contributors: Freya Stark, - Author. Format: NOOK Book

The Graves of Tarim: Genealogy and Mobility across the Indian Ocean (California World History Library)

The Graves of Tarim: Genealogy and Mobility across the Indian Ocean (California World History Library)
Engseng Ho (Author)
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Yemen

The Graves of Tarim narrates the movement of an old diaspora across the Indian Ocean over the past five hundred years. Ranging from Arabia to India and Southeast Asia, Engseng Ho explores the transcultural exchanges--in kinship and writing--that enabled Hadrami Yemeni descendants of the Muslim prophet Muhammad to become locals in each of the three regions yet remain cosmopolitans with vital connections across the ocean. At home throughout the Indian Ocean, diasporic Hadramis engaged European empires in surprising ways across its breadth, beyond the usual territorial confines of colonizer and colonized. A work of both anthropology and history, this book brilliantly demonstrates how the emerging fields of world history and transcultural studies are coming together to provide groundbreaking ways of studying religion, diaspora, and empire.
Ho interprets biographies, family histories, chronicles, pilgrimage manuals and religious law as the unified literary output of a diaspora that hybridizes both texts and persons within a genealogy of Prophetic descent. By using anthropological concepts to read Islamic texts in Arabic and Malay, he demonstrates the existence of a hitherto unidentified canon of diasporic literature. His supple conceptual framework and innovative use of documentary and field evidence are elegantly combined to present a vision of this vital world region beyond the histories of trade and European empire.

• Rank: #150183 in Books
• Published on: 2006-11-07
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 9.02" h x .98" w x 5.98" l, 1.45 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 406 pages

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A History of Modern Yemen

A History of Modern Yemen
Paul Dresch (Author)
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Yemen

Yemen's modern history is unique and deserves to be better understood. While the borders of most Middle East states were defined by colonial powers after the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, a single Yemeni state was not formed until 1990. In fact, much of Yemen's twentieth-century history was taken up constructing such a state, forged after years of civil war. The book is augmented by illustrations, maps and a detailed chronology.

• Rank: #916027 in Books
• Published on: 2001-01-03
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 8.98" h x .63" w x 5.98" l, .95 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 304 pages

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An accessible and fast moving account of twentieth-century Yemeni history.

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An accessible and fast moving account of twentieth-century Yemeni history.

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West Nyack New York USA: Cambridge Univ Pr 2000. W. 285 pp. Hardcover bound in blue cloth no jacket. Light wear spine cocked. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 9" x 6".

The Southern Gates of Arabia: A Journey in the Hadhramaut (Modern Library Paperbacks)

The Southern Gates of Arabia: A Journey in the Hadhramaut (Modern Library Paperbacks)
Freya Stark (Author), Jane Fletcher Geniesse (Introduction)
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In 1934, famed British traveler Freya Stark sailed down the Red Sea, alighting in Aden, located at the tip of the Arabian peninsula. From this backwater outpost, Stark set forth on what was to be her most unforgettable adventure: Following the ancient frankincense routes of the Hadhramaut Valley, the most fertile in Arabia, she sought to be the first Westerner to locate and document the lost city of Shabwa. Chronicling her journey through the towns and encampments of the Hadhramaut, The Southern Gates of Arabia is a tale alive with sheikhs and sultans, tragedy and triumph. Although the claim to discovering Shabwa would not ultimately be Stark's, The Southern Gates of Arabia, a bestseller upon its original publication, remains a classic in the literature of travel. This edition includes a new Introduction by Jane Fletcher Geniesse, Stark's biographer.

• Rank: #655305 in Books
• Published on: 2001-07-24
• Released on: 2001-07-24
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 8.03" h x .67" w x 5.35" l, .56 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 304 pages

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*Author: Stark, Freya/ Geniesse, Jane *Series Title: Modern Library (Paperback) *Binding Type: Paperback *Number of Pages: 304 *Publication Date: 2001/07/24 *Language: English *Dimensions: 8.04 x 5.26 x 0.70 inches

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Yemen Chronicle: An Anthropology of War and Mediation

Yemen Chronicle: An Anthropology of War and Mediation
Steven C. Caton (Author)
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Yemen

In 1979, Steven C. Caton went to a remote area of Yemen to do fieldwork on the famous oral poetry of its tribes. The recent hostage crisis in Iran made life perilous for a young American in the Middle East; worse, he was soon embroiled in a dangerous local conflict and tribal hostilities simmered for months. Yemen Chronicle is his extraordinary report both on events that ensued and on the many theoretical--let alone practical--difficulties of doing ethnography in such circumstances. Caton also offers a profound meditation on the political, cultural, and sexual components of modern Arab culture.

• Rank: #272432 in Books
• Published on: 2006-10-03
• Released on: 2006-10-03
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 1.00" h x 5.60" w x 8.70" l, .75 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 352 pages

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[ Ships Daily ] Condition: Good[ Underlining/Highlighting: NONE ] [ Writing: NONE ] Yemen Chronicle: An Anthropology of War and Mediation By Steven C. Caton ISBN: 0809027259 Edition:Reprint Publisher: Hill and Wang Pub Date: 10/12/2005 Binding: Hardcover Pages: 352

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Categories: Middle East * History. Contributors: Steven C. Caton - Author. Format: Paperback

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Categories: Anthropologists->United States->Biography. Contributors: Caton - Author. Format: Hardcover

The WORLD OF JEWISH COOKING: More Than 500 Traditional Recipes from Alsace to Yemen

The WORLD OF JEWISH COOKING: More Than 500 Traditional Recipes from Alsace to Yemen
Gil Marks (Author)
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Yemen

A Comprehensive and Beautiful Treasury of Jewish Cooking There is a whole world of Jewish cooking beyond chopped liver and gefilte fish. Scattered across the globe, there are many distinctive, delicious, and authentic Jewish cuisines to be savored. Gil Marks, a rabbi, gourmet chef, and authority on Jewish food history and lore, guides us through this largely undiscovered world. He delights and enlightens with traditional recipes from Italian, Yemenite, Ethiopian, Indian, Eastern European, German, Hungarian, Georgian, Alsatian, and Middle Eastern Jewry; culinary conversations with contemporary members of these ancient and medieval communities; and fascinating commentary on Jewish food and Jewish history. The World of Jewish Cooking offers an astonishing array of delicacies, including: Pastilla (Moroccan "Pigeon" Pie) * Kik Wot (Ethiopian Split Peas Stew) * Muez con Almendrada (Moroccan Almond-Walnut Confection) * Khachapuri (Georgian Cheese Bread) * Yakhnat (Persian Lamb Stew) * Murgi Kari (Calcutta Chicken Curry) * Meggy Leves (Hungarian Cherry Soup) * Testine di Spinaci (Italian Spinach Stalks) * Hraimeh (Northwest African Red Fish) * Kubba (Iraqi Stuffed Dumplings) * Marunchinos (Sephardic Almond Macaroons)

• Rank: #284864 in Books
• Published on: 1999-09-02
• Released on: 1999-09-02
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 9.13" h x 1.18" w x 7.40" l, 1.73 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 416 pages

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Categories: Jewish cooking. Contributors: Gil Marks - Author. Format: Paperback

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ROGERS PHOTO ARCHIVE 1996 Authors-M Gil Marks, author of the World Of Jewish Cooking Press Photo Photo Description You are bidding on an original press photo from 1996 featuring Gil Marks, author of the World Of Jewish Cooking More than 500 Traditional recipes from Alsace to Yemen . Photo is 5 x 7 in size. Photo Condition Authors-M This photo originates from the ROGERS PHOTO ARCHIVE. ROGERS PHOTO ARCHIVE is the largest individually owned photo archive in the world. Most photos have never been seen by the public. These photos are original, not reproductions or reprints. Photo Condition

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This book is written by Gil Marks Published by Simon & Schuster In 1999 and is available in Paperback Usually Ships in 3 Days.

Front Burner: Al Qaeda's Attack on the USS Cole

Front Burner: Al Qaeda's Attack on the USS Cole
Kirk Lippold (Author)
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Yemen

On October 12, 2000, eleven months before the 9/11 attacks, the USS Cole docked in the port of Aden in Yemen for a routine fueling stop.  At 1118, on a hot, sunny morning, the 8,400-ton destroyer was rocked by an enormous explosion. The ship’s commander, Kirk Lippold, felt the ship violently thrust up and to the right, as everything not bolted down seemed to float in midair. Tiles tumbled from the ceiling, and the ship was plunged into darkness, beginning to sink. In a matter of moments Lippold knew that the Cole had been attacked. What he didn’t know was how much the world was changing around him.

• Rank: #59355 in eBooks
• Published on: 2012-04-10
• Released on: 2012-04-10
• Format: Kindle eBook
• Number of items: 1

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Front Burner : Al Qaeda's Attack on the USS Cole, ISBN-13: 9781610391245, ISBN-10: 1610391241

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Categories: Navy and Naval History * General, International Relations * General. Contributors: Kirk Lippold - Author. Format: Hardcover

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Yemen: Travels in Dictionary Land

Yemen: Travels in Dictionary Land
Tim MacKintosh-Smith (Author)
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Yemen

In this work, the author describes his journey through Yemen, portraying hyrax hunters and dhow skippers, a noseless regicide, a sword-wielding tyrant with a passion for Heinz Russian salad, as well as examining the extraordinary history of the ordinary Yemenis.

• Rank: #322886 in Books
• Published on: 1998-07
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 280 pages

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Yemen: Travels in Dictionary Land, ISBN-13: 9780719556227, ISBN-10: 0719556228

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