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recent AIYS publications..
With the exception of the AIYS annual bulletin Yemen Update, all
AIYS publications should be ordered from MESA. For ordering instructions see
below.
Items marked with an asterisk * are out of print.
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AIYS publications are produced with the aid of subventions provided by successive
program grants from the U.S. State Department's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.
Yemen Bibliography Series
1. Studies on Yemen, 1975-1990: A Bibliography of European Language Sources for
Social Scientists, compiled by Thomas B. Stevenson, 1994 (xx+197 pp.).
ISBN 1-882557-01-8. $15.
Yemen Development Series
1. Yemeni Agriculture and Economic Change: Case Studies of Two Highland Regions,
by Sheila Carapico and Richard Tutwiler, 1981 (x+191 pp.). Long thought to be out
of print, a few copies have recently been located. $15.
*2. Bibliography on Women in Yemen, by Joke Buringa (edited by Marta Colburn),
1992 (158 pp.). ISBN 1-882557-00-X. Out of print.
Yemen Research Series (translations of Western-language research into
Arabic; click here for a detailed list of contents).
Books in this series are primarily intended for distribution in Yemen, but some
copies are available from MESA (see ordering information below).
*1. Political Studies on Yemen, 1990-1994 (edited by Abdu Hamood Al-Sharif),
1996 (ii+222 pp.). ISBN 1-882557-03-4. Out of print.
2. Studies on the Ethnology of Yemen (edited by Lucine Taminian with the
assistance of Abdul Karim Al-Aug). 1997 (320 pp.). ISBN 1-882557-04-2. $15.
3. Studies on Women in Yemen (edited by Lucine Taminian). 1997 (292 pp.).
ISBN 1-882557-05-0. $15.
4. North American Contributions to the Archaeology of Yemen (edited by Noha
Sadek). 2002 (viii+365 pp.). ISBN 1-882557-08-1. $15.
5. Studies on Medieval Yemen (edited by Noha Sadek). 2002 (212 pp.). ISBN 1-882557-09-3. $15.
6. Challenging the Familiar: Anthropological and Historical Studies of Yemen (edited by
Lucine Taminian). December 2006. ISBN 1-882557-14-X. $20.
Yemen Translation Series
1. My Journey through Arhab and Hashid, by Eduard Glaser (translated by David
Warburton), 1993 (xi+31 pp.). ISBN 1-882557-02-6. $5.
2. Visits and Customs: The Visit to the Tomb of the Prophet Hud, by Shaykh
'Abdalgadir Muhammad al-Sabban (translated by Linda Boxberger and Awad Abdelrahim
Abu Hulayqa, with an introduction by Linda Boxberger; identical text in English and
Arabic), 1999 (iii+44+57 pp., 7 plates). ISBN: 1-882557-06-9. $10.
3. City of Divine and Earthly Joys: The Description of San'a', by Sayyid Jamal
al-Din 'Ali ibn 'Abdullah ibn al-Qasim ibn al-Mu'ayyad bi'llah Muhammad ibn al-Qasim
ibn Muhammad al-Shahari (translated into English by Tim Mackintosh-Smith from the
Arabic text edited by 'Abdullah ibn Muhammad al-Hibshi). 2001 (xii+34 pp.). ISBN:
1-882557-07-7. $10.
4. The Book of Sana'a (Kitab San'a), by Dr. 'Abd al-'Aziz al-Maqali
(rev. Arabic version of the edition published in 2000 by Riad el-Rayyes Books; translated
into English by Bob Holman and Samuel Liebhaber; introductions by S. Liebhaber, B. Holman,
and Muhammad Abd al-Sallam Mansur, and annotations by Christopher Edens). 2004. ISBN
1-882-557-12-3. $15.
5. An Introduction to Hijrahs and Other Refuges of Learning in Yemen, by
al-Qadi Isma'il ibn 'Ali al-Akwa' (translated into English and introduced by Tim Mackintosh-Smith).
December 2006 (iv+62 pages). ISBN: 1-882557-15-8. $15.
Miscellaneous Research and Documentation Publications
Ma'alim al-zira'a fi-l-Yaman ("Agricultural Knowledge in Yemen"), by Yahya Al-Ansi. Sana'a: Published
jointly by the American Institute for Yemeni Studies and the Centre Français d'Études
Yéménites. Arabic text. Volume 1, 1998 (iii+589 pp.; distributed by the French Center);
volume 2: 2003, (200 pp; distributed by MESA on behalf of AIYS and the French Center; $15).
The traditional agricultural lore of Yemeni farmers is conserved in oral tradition through the poems
of two mythical persons, Ali Wald Zayid and Humayd b. Mansur. Together the two volumes constitute
the first study of this genre in the Arabic language.
The 'al-Hasan bin al-Qasim Mosque Complex: An Architectural and Historical
Overview of a Seventeenth Century Mosque in Dhuran, Yemen, by Bruce Paluck and Rayya
Saggar. Text in English and French with complete Arabic translation; published jointly by
the American Institute for Yemeni Studies and the Centre Français d'Archéologie
et de Sciences Sociales de Sanaa Sana'a: AIYS, 2002 (28 + 35 pp.). ISBN 1-882557-10-7. $20.
Social Issues in Popular Yemeni Culture, by Abd al-Rahman Mutahhar. Arabic text, plus
translation into English edited and annotated by Janet C.E. Watson. Sana'a: Social Fund for
Development, 2002. $18.
Visions of Yemen: A Filmography, by Thomas B. Stevenson.
Ardmore PA: AIYS, 2003 (64 pp., illustr.). ISBN 1-882557-11-5. $20.
From the Queen of Sheba to the Republic of Yemen: K-12 Resource Guide and Classroom Ideas,
by Marta Colburn. Ardmore PA: AIYS, 2006 (209pp+26pls). ISBN 1-882557-13-1. $20.
Yemen Update
The AIYS bulletin Yemen Update, published annually, is distributed free of charge to all paid-up AIYS
members. The last number published is no. 47 (2005); no. 48 for 2006 is due in late 2006.
The non-member subscription price is $40.00.
To place non-member subscriptions or to order back copies, see below.
To become an AIYS member, click here.
Video documentaries
The Architecture of Mud, a research project of Pamela
Jerome and Caterina Borelli supported by a fellowship from AIYS using USIA NMERTA
funds; produced by Caterina Borelli, 1999.
52:30 mins. The video documentary is available in either
English (NTSC or PAL format) or Arabic (PAL format), and may
be purchased from DER Documentary
Educational Resources. It is also available for
rental. AIYS
institutional members receive a discount on the purchase
price and should place their order through the
AIYS office.
Murshidat: Female
Primary Health Care Workers Transforming Society in Yemen,
a video documentary by Delores M. Walters, whose research
was supported by an AIYS fellowship using USIA funds. 1999. 35 mins.
$50.00. The video is distributed by
Penn State Multi-Media Services.
Qudad: Reinventing a Tradition,
a video project of Caterina Borelli supported by a fellowship from AIYS using Department of State/ECA
funds; produced by Caterina Borelli, 2003.
56 mins. The video documentary is available in either
English (NTSC or PAL format) or Arabic (PAL format), and may
be purchased from DER Documentary
Educational Resources. It is also available for
rental. AIYS
institutional members receive a discount on the purchase
price and should place their order through the
AIYS office.
How to order AIYS publications
Directly from AIYS: Yemen Update only
Yemen Update, published semi-annual through 1995, annually after that, is archived
on-line two years after publication date. Back issues of Yemen
Update may be ordered from the AIYS office. Issues 1-27 (=AIYS Newsletter) $3.50 per issue; back
issues of Yemen Update from #28/29-through #38, $7.50 per issue; from #39 through #42, $15.00 per
issue; #43ff. $30.00 per issue.
AIYS can only accept prepaid orders, and charges a handling
fee of $8.50 for the first item and $3.50 for each additional item in the same order.
Handling fees do not apply to subscriptions to Yemen Update for issues not yet published.
At present AIYS cannot accept payments by credit card. Checks or postal money orders,
drawn in U.S. dollars, should be made payable to AIYS and mailed to:
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AIYS
P.O. Box 311
Ardmore PA 19003-0311
U.S.A. |
Please note that, due to bank restrictions on negotiating foreign-origin US dollar
checks, persons paying from abroad should use a foreign-origin check
in US dollars only if the bank has -- and the check shows -- both
an ABA number and a bank transit number.
To order AIYS publications from MESA
Make payment payable to MESA and send orders to:
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MESA Secretariat
1219 N. Santa Rita Ave.
University of Arizona
Tucson AZ 85721
U.S.A.
520-621-5850, fax 520-626-9095
e-mail: mesana@u.arizona.edu |
In Yemen only, purchase directly from the AIYS in Sana'a
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AIYS
P.O. Box 2658
Sana'a, Yemen
(011-967-1)-278-816, fax (011-967-1)-285-071
e-mail: AIYS/Sana'a |
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