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Explores the vibrant, divided and evolving field of Islamic studies
in Europe and North America Covers topics ranging from gender and
secularism to pop music and modern science Discusses contemporary
and historical approaches in Islamic Studies Features contributions
from leading scholars studying Islam and Muslims, including Shahzad
Bashir, Hadi Enayat, Juliane Hammer, Aaron Hughes, Carool Kersten,
Susanne Olsson and Jonas Otterbeck Addresses the role of both
Muslims and non-Muslims in the ongoing construction of Islam The
study of Islam and Muslims in Europe and North America has expanded
greatly in recent decades, becoming a passionately debated and
divided field. This collection critically assesses the development
of the field of Islamic Studies and its place in society. Featuring
contributions from anthropologists, historians and scholars of
religion, each chapter contains new empirical material and
discusses approaches to the study of Islam, past and present. The
book situates Islamic Studies within broader discussions of the
construction of identity and its political implications in Europe
and North America. Authors also address tensions between normative
and non-normative approaches to the study of Islam and Muslims and
consider how these might be reconciled.
This book offers a unique record of the realities of parental
choice and competitive pressures on schools. On the basis of
research involving thousands of parents and eleven secondary
schools monitored over several years, it sets out: * empirical
findings on parents' preferences and experience of choice, how
schools respond to competitive pressures, and local dynamics of
quasi-markets * theoretical implications for understanding
quasi-markets in education and the public interest * implications
for educational policy, if schools are to be more responsive and
inequalities lessened The book provides insights into whether
pressures for choice and diversity are in the greater public
interest, or if they benefit only the few, and suggests a notion of
the public-market as a model for analysing public services.
This volume provides a unique insight into current understanding of a range of issues central to any analysis and evaluation of market-like systems in schooling, including: * Diversity and hierarchy amongst schools * Parental criteria for choosing schools * The differential impact on advantaged and disadvantaged families * National and international variations in educational policies * Rules and practices concerning school admissions Implications for future research and for educational policy are highlighted and the final chapter provides an overview of key themes and issues. This book will interest all those involved in educational policy, researchers, students, headteachers and other senior managers in schools.
This book offers a unique record of the realities of parental
choice and competitive pressures on schools. On the basis of
research involving thousands of parents and eleven secondary
schools monitored over several years, it sets out: * empirical
findings on parents' preferences and experience of choice, how
schools respond to competitive pressures, and local dynamics of
quasi-markets * theoretical implications for understanding
quasi-markets in education and the public interest * implications
for educational policy, if schools are to be more responsive and
inequalities lessened The book provides insights into whether
pressures for choice and diversity are in the greater public
interest, or if they benefit only the few, and suggests a notion of
the public-market as a model for analysing public services.
The British defeat in Burma at the hands of the Japanese in 1942
marked the longest retreat in British army history and the onset of
its most drawn-out campaign of World War II. It also marked the
beginning of the end of British rule, not only in Burma but also in
south and south-east Asia. There have been many studies of military
and civilian experiences during the retreat but this is the first
book to look at the way the campaign was represented in the Western
media: newspapers, pictorial magazines, and newsreels. There were
some twenty-six accredited war correspondents covering the
campaign, and almost half of them wrote books about their
experiences, mostly within a year or two of the defeat. Their
accounts were censured by government officials as being misinformed
and sensationalist. More recent historians, on the other hand, have
criticised them for being too patriotic and optimistic in their
coverage and thus giving the public an unrealistic view of how the
war was progressing. Philip Woods returns to the original sources
to asses the validity of these criticisms.His is the first
re-evaluation of the war correspondent's role in Burma and as such
will be of great value to students of journalism and media.
How Christian leaders adapted the governmental practices and
political thought of their Muslim rulers in the Abbasid caliphate
The Imam of the Christians examines how Christian leaders adopted
and adapted the political practices and ideas of their Muslim
rulers between 750 and 850 in the Abbasid caliphate in the Jazira
(modern eastern Turkey and northern Syria). Focusing on the
writings of Dionysius of Tel-Mahre, the patriarch of the Jacobite
church, Philip Wood describes how this encounter produced an
Islamicate Christianity that differed from the Christianities of
Byzantium and western Europe in far more than just theology. In
doing so, Wood opens a new window on the world of early Islam and
Muslims' interactions with other religious communities. Wood shows
how Dionysius and other Christian clerics, by forging close ties
with Muslim elites, were able to command greater power over their
coreligionists, such as the right to issue canons regulating the
lives of lay people, gather tithes, and use state troops to arrest
opponents. In his writings, Dionysius advertises his ease in the
courts of 'Abd Allah ibn Tahir in Raqqa and the caliph al-Ma'mun in
Baghdad, presenting himself as an effective advocate for the
interests of his fellow Christians because of his knowledge of
Arabic and his ability to redeploy Islamic ideas to his own
advantage. Strikingly, Dionysius even claims that, like al-Ma'mun,
he is an imam since he leads his people in prayer and rules them by
popular consent. A wide-ranging examination of Middle Eastern
Christian life during a critical period in the development of
Islam, The Imam of the Christians is also a case study of the
surprising workings of cultural and religious adaptation.
The study of Islam and Muslims in Europe and North America has
expanded greatly in recent decades, becoming a passionately debated
and divided field. This collection critically assesses the
development of the field of Islamic Studies and its place in
society. Featuring contributions from anthropologists, historians
and scholars of religion, each chapter contains new empirical
material and discusses approaches to the study of Islam, past and
present. The book situates Islamic Studies within broader
discussions of the construction of identity and its political
implications in Europe and North America. Authors also address
tensions between normative and non-normative approaches to the
study of Islam and Muslims and consider how these might be
reconciled.
This fast-paced, inspiring and original work proposes that, if
religions fade, then secular law provides a much more comprehensive
moral regime to govern our lives. Backed by potent and haunting
images, it argues that the rule of law is the one universal
framework that everyone believes in and that the law is now the
most important ideology we have for our survival. The author
explores the decline of religions and the huge growth of law and
makes predictions for the future of law and lawyers. The book
maintains that even though societies may decide they can do without
religions, they cannot do without law. The book helpfully
summarises both the teachings of all the main religions and the
central tenets of the law - governing everything from human
relationships to money, banks and corporations. It shows that,
without these legal constructs, some of them arcane, our societies
would grind to a halt. These innovative summaries make complex
ideas seem simple and provide the keys to understanding both the
law and religion globally. The book will appeal to both lawyers and
the general reader. The book concludes with the author's personal
code for a modern way of living to promote the survival of
humankind into the future. Vividly written by one of the most
important lawyers of our generation, this magisterial and exciting
work offers a powerful vision of the role of law in centuries to
come and its impact on how we stay alive.
This fast-paced, inspiring and original work proposes that the
secular legal systems around the world provide an immeasurably
bigger and more comprehensive moral regime to govern our lives than
the religious codes. Backed by potent and haunting images the book
states that the law, for all its faults, is the one universal
ethical framework that everyone believes in and that the law is now
by far the most important ideology we have for our survival. The
reach of the law extends not just to crime and the family, but also
to vast realms relating, for example, to money, banks, tax and
corporations and even securitisations and derivatives. The immense
influence that the law has raises fundamental moral challenges. The
author explores the decline of religions and the huge growth of law
and makes suggestions for the future of law and lawyers. The
innovative summaries of both the main religions and the central
tenets of law worldwide provide useful insights into both the law
and religions. The book will appeal to lawyers, economists,
philosophers, scientists and many other specialities and is written
for the general reader. Written by one of the most important
lawyers of our generation, this exciting and powerful new paperback
is a major philosophical statement for our times as witnessed by
its enthusiastic reception when first published in 2016.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfectionssuch as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed
worksworldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the
imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this
valuable book.++++The below data was compiled from various
identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title.
This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure
edition identification: ++++ A Sketch Of The Life And Projects Of
John Law Of Lauriston, Comptroller General Of The Finances In
France John Philip Wood printed for Peter Hill; and George
Kearsley, London, 1791 History; Modern; 18th Century; History /
Modern / 18th Century
Title: Memoirs of the life of John Law of Lauriston: including a
detailed account of the rise, progress, and termination of the
Mississippi system.Author: John Philip WoodPublisher: Gale, Sabin
Americana Description: Based on Joseph Sabin's famed bibliography,
Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin Americana, 1500--1926 contains a
collection of books, pamphlets, serials and other works about the
Americas, from the time of their discovery to the early 1900s.
Sabin Americana is rich in original accounts of discovery and
exploration, pioneering and westward expansion, the U.S. Civil War
and other military actions, Native Americans, slavery and
abolition, religious history and more.Sabin Americana offers an
up-close perspective on life in the western hemisphere,
encompassing the arrival of the Europeans on the shores of North
America in the late 15th century to the first decades of the 20th
century. Covering a span of over 400 years in North, Central and
South America as well as the Caribbean, this collection highlights
the society, politics, religious beliefs, culture, contemporary
opinions and momentous events of the time. It provides access to
documents from an assortment of genres, sermons, political tracts,
newspapers, books, pamphlets, maps, legislation, literature and
more.Now for the first time, these high-quality digital scans of
original works are available via print-on-demand, making them
readily accessible to libraries, students, independent scholars,
and readers of all ages.++++The below data was compiled from
various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this
title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to
insure edition identification: ++++SourceLibrary: Huntington
LibraryDocumentID: SABCP00259500CollectionID:
CTRG10166186-BPublicationDate: 18240101SourceBibCitation: Selected
Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to
AmericaNotes: Collation: 234 p., 1] leaf of plates: port.; 17 cm
The Making of the Modern Law: Legal Treatises, 1800-1926 includes
over 20,000 analytical, theoretical and practical works on American
and British Law. It includes the writings of major legal theorists,
including Sir Edward Coke, Sir William Blackstone, James Fitzjames
Stephen, Frederic William Maitland, John Marshall, Joseph Story,
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. and Roscoe Pound, among others. Legal
Treatises includes casebooks, local practice manuals, form books,
works for lay readers, pamphlets, letters, speeches and other works
of the most influential writers of their time. It is of great value
to researchers of domestic and international law, government and
politics, legal history, business and economics, criminology and
much more.++++The below data was compiled from various
identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title.
This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure
edition identification: ++++Harvard Law School
Libraryocm28860684Edinburgh: Bell & Bradfute, 1900. ix, 144 p.;
25 cm.
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