ABSTRACT
South Yemen was long a key spot in the strategic geography of the West. Before the Second World War, it was important for the British as an outpost on the way to India. From the mid-1940s it was a crucial gateway to the oil rich Arabian Peninsular and a vital area in the context of superpower rivalry. This book, first published in 1984, traces the development of nationalist sentiment in South Yemen and the emergence of the two main groups in the struggle for independence: the NLF and FLOSY. Analysing both the impact of these groups on Yemeni society and demonstrating how they struggled with each other for supremacy, the book provides an perceptive account of how the revolutionary process in an Arab country unfolded.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part One|32 pages
Early Nationalist Movements: Crisis and Political Activity After the Second World War
part Two|37 pages
The Early Stages of the NLF, 1963 – 1965
part Three|18 pages
South Yemeni Society and the Struggle: The Socio-Political Divisions
part Four|34 pages
The Rise and Fall of the Flosy
chapter Chapter 3|13 pages
The Political and Social Arena: The NLF and the Flosy in Early Fighting Stages
part Five|35 pages
The Period of Decision