Tournaments of Value: Sociability and Hierarchy in a Yemeni Town

Meneley provides an examination of the reliance of Yemeni men on their female kin to establish, maintain, and increase the family’s honor in the eyes of the community by exchanging hospitality. The author incorporates vignettes drawn from research carried out in the town of Zabid in the Republic of Yemen in 1989-90 and includes modest (of course) b&w photographs. Paper edition (unseen), $18.95. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.