Poverty and Charity in Middle Eastern Contexts (Hardcover, New)

Addresses the ideals and institutions through which Middle Eastern societies have confronted poverty and the poor. Offering insights and analysis in a field that has only recently come into existence, this book explores the ideals and institutions through which Middle Eastern societies--from the rise of Islam in the seventh century C.E. to the present day--have confronted poverty and the poor. By introducing new sources and presenting familiar ones with new questions, the contributors examine ideas about poverty and the poor, ideals and practices of charity, and state and private initiatives of poor relief over this extensive time span. They avoid easy generalizations about Islam and the Middle East as they seek to set the ideals and practices in comparative perspective.

General

Imprint:	State University of New York Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	SUNY series in the Social and Economic History of the Middle East
Release date:	July 2003
First published:	July 2003
Editors:	Michael Bonner • Mine Ener • Amy Singer
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	358
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-7914-5737-5
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Poverty Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Unemployment
LSN:	0-7914-5737-0
Barcode:	9780791457375

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