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Islam

Paperback. Deepening the discussion of the relationship between Islamic law and human rights, this volume gathers leading experts in both fields to examine how each system protects and limits fundamental freedoms. From gender equality to freedom of religion the book explores the main flashpoints in the debate, examining the operation of the law in context. Editor(s): Emon, Anver M.; Ellis, Mark S. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRH; JPVH; LAFS; LBBR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 618.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199641451
ISBN
9780199641451
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.99

hardcover. Traces the emergence and flourishing of madrasas and the myriad ways in which they impact upon local Muslim communities, especially in West Bengal. This book also addresses identity, 'secular' education and gender in this context, while exploring the myths that surround these institutions. Num Pages: 204 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRH; JNLR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415544597
ISBN
9780415544597
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 173.30

hardcover. This book illuminates the remarkable resilience of South Asian Sufi saints and their cults in the face of radical economic and political dislocations. It breaks new ground in current research. Editor(s): Werbner, Pnina; Basu, Helene (University of Munster). Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FKB; HRH; HRLB; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780415150996
ISBN
9780415150996
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 173.25

Paperback. Editor(s): Cleary, Thomas. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HRH; HRLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 135 x 14. Weight in Grams: 201.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
HarperSanFrancisco
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062501981
ISBN
9780062501981
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.51

Paperback. Merry elaborates an ideal type of Islamic philosophy of education in order to examine the specific challenges that Islamic schools face, comparing the different educational realities facing Muslim populations in the Netherlands, Belgium, and the United States. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRH; JNLR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
246
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230103535
ISBN
9780230103535
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.74
€ 44.34

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 14 illus. BIC Classification: 1FKB; HRH; JFSJ1; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231141574
ISBN
9780231141574
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.25

Hardback. Series: Bampton Lectures in America S. Num Pages: 136 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLC1; HBWC; HRAX; HRC; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231146241
ISBN
9780231146241
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.98

Hardback. This text is a study of Muharram rituals and interfaith relations in three locations in India: Ladakh, Darjeeling, and Hyderabad. The book looks at how publicly staged rituals serve to mediate communal relations: between Muslim and Hindu populations and between Muslims and Buddhists. Num Pages: 287 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HPDF; HRAC; HRH; HRK; HRLF; HRLM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 516.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
St Martin's Press United States
Number of pages
287
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312216375
ISBN
9780312216375
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.11

Hardback. Num Pages: 300 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FB; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 535.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
St Martin's Press United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312221782
ISBN
9780312221782
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.51

Hardcover. This work explains the state-religion relationship in Jordan in terms of the state's ideology and policies, class formation and the relationship between the dominant classes and the Muslim Brothers. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBJ; HRH; JFSR2; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
St Martin's Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312238438
ISBN
9780312238438
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.33

Hardback. A survey of Muslim immigrant views of Islam, democracy and pluralism and an examination of their interactions with host countries and home communities. Particular attention is given to differences among host countries' policies towards citizenship, state-religion relationships and social tolerance. Num Pages: 277 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRH; JFSL1; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
St Martin's Press United States
Number of pages
277
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312294014
ISBN
9780312294014
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.38

Hardcover. A set of papers resulting from the proceedings of a major Jewish-Christian-Muslim trialogue held in California. The subjects discussed were the concepts of God in the three traditions, their attitudes to the material world and their understandings of human life and history. Editor(s): Hick, John Harwood; Meltzer, Edmund S. Series: Library of Philosophy and Religion. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAB1; HRCM; HRH; HRJ; HRLB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 149 x 21. Weight in Grams: 460. A Jewish, Christian, Muslim Encounter. 253 pages, appendix, index. Editor(s): Hick, John; Meltzer, Edmund S. A set of papers resulting from the proceedings of a major Jewish-Christian-Muslim trialogue held in California. The subjects discussed were the concepts of God in the three traditions, their attitudes to the material world and their understandings of human life and history. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: HRAB1; HRCM; HRH; HRJ; HRLB. Dimension: 223 x 149 x 21. Weight: 460.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1989 ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333439708
ISBN
9780333439708
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.38

Paperback. Num Pages: 464 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HRH; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 135 x 26. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780385488587
ISBN
9780385488587
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.66

Hardcover. Num Pages: 277 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBF; HRH; JFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Melbourne University Publishing
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780522869262
ISBN
9780522869262
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.89

Paperback. Since the Taliban seized Kabul in 1996, the public has grappled with the relationship between Islamic education and radical Islam. This work examines the varieties of modern Muslim education and their implications for national and global politics. It describes that Islamic education is neither traditional nor medieval, but rather complex. Editor(s): Hefner, Robert W.; Zaman, Muhammad Qasim. Series: Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics. Num Pages: 296 pages, 5 tables. BIC Classification: HRH; JNL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691129334
ISBN
9780691129334
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.49

Examines contemporary literary representations of Muslims by British writers of South Asian Muslim descent, including Salman Rushdie, Hanif Kureishi, Monica Ali and Nadeem Aslam Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH5; HRH; JFC; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 223 x 25. Weight in Grams: 438.
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719087400
ISBN
9780719087400
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 151.31

Paperback. The scholarly identification of formulas and folktales in the Qur'an represents a novel approach to the world-famous religious text. Not only does it provide insight into the basic composition of this sacred document, but also pinpoints and makes accessible many of its principal themes. Num Pages: 104 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: HRH; HRLC1; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 134 x 7. Weight in Grams: 136.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742526723
ISBN
9780742526723
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.06

This volume explores the use of violence in the construction of Islamic public and private spheres. It contributes to the growing interest in the vital question of Muslim attitudes towards violence. Editor(s): Lange, Christian; Fierro, Maribel. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFM; HBG; HRH; JFFE; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 158 x 28. Weight in Grams: 616.
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748637317
ISBN
9780748637317
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 141.08

Hardcover. BIC Classification: HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 239 x 20. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748681839
ISBN
9780748681839
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 159.17

Paperback. ; Ziya Onis; Koc University; Soli Ozel, Bilgi University, Istanbul; William Quandt, University of Virginia; Jillian Schwedler, University of Maryland, College Park; Jean-Francois Seznec, Columbia University and Georgetown University; Emmanuel Sivan, Hebrew University; Mohamed Talbi, independent scholar; Robin Wright, Los Angeles Times. Editor(s): Diamond, Larry; Plattner, Marc F.; Brumberg, Daniel. Series: A Journal of Democracy Book. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1QFM; HRH; JPA; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801878480
ISBN
9780801878480
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.47

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