Ross Porter is a lecturer in the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies at the University of Exeter.

• Introduction: Grounding Anthropological Critique - Ross Porter1. "X" - Steven C. Caton 2. In/Security: Rethinking Uncertainty and Refashioning Piety in a World of Ruins - Kamilia al-Eriani 3. Class: Not in Agrarian Yemen? - Martha Mundy 4. Honor: Beyond Glorious Deeds, an Ethos of Ordinary Insecurity - Luca Nevola 5. The State: Metaphorical and Material - Susanne Dahlgren 6. Refugee: Yemenis Navigating Humanitarianism and Human Rights in the Afro-Asian Circuit - Nathalie Peutz and Angie Heo 7. Friendship: Ethical Engagements and Dilemmas in Times of War and Conflict - Marina de Regt

"In a time of seemingly ‘unresolvable conflicts’ in south-west Asia and beyond, this outstanding collection foregrounds the aspirations and critiques of Yemenis living through conflict and revolution—calling for, and demonstrating, how a political anthropology committed to the preoccupations of research participants can bring visibility to their crucial generative work of imagining and striving for alternative futures." —Alice Wilson, author of Afterlives of Revolution: Everyday Counterhistories in Southern Oman "A sophisticated and fascinating volume that demonstrates the complexity, tensions, and layers of political concepts. Grounded in ethnography and focused on Yemen, the volume’s analytical reach provides a model for anthropological writing and theory." —Mandana Limbert, City University of New York Graduate Center "The authors provide trenchant insights into how Yemenis try to manage their lives despite the disruptions of war and displacement." —Anne Meneley, author of Tournaments of Value: Sociability and Hierarchy in a Yemeni Town