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34 produkter
Two Arabs, a Berber, and a Jew
Entangled Lives in Morocco
Häftad, 2015
273 kr
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In this remarkable work by seasoned scholar Lawrence Rosen, we follow the fascinating intellectual developments of four ordinary Moroccans over the span of forty years. Walking and talking with Haj Hamed Britel, Yaghnik Driss, Hussein Qadir, and Shimon Benizri-in a country that, in a little over a …
The Justice of Islam
Comparative Perspectives on Islamic Law and Society
Inbunden, 2000
2856 kr
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One out of five people in the world today lives subject to Islamic law, but stereotypes of rigid doctrine or harsh punishment obscure an understanding of the values and style of reasoning that characterize everyday lslamic adjudication. By considering its larger social and cultural context Islamic …
The Justice of Islam
Comparative Perspectives on Islamic Law and Society
Häftad, 2000
1091 kr
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One out of five people in the world today lives subject to Islamic law, but stereotypes of rigid doctrine or harsh punishment obscure an understanding of the values and style of reasoning that characterize everyday lslamic adjudication. By considering its larger social and cultural context Islamic …
Two Arabs, a Berber, and a Jew
Entangled Lives in Morocco
E-bok, 2015
507 kr
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In this remarkable work by seasoned scholar Lawrence Rosen, we follow the fascinating intellectual developments of four ordinary Moroccans over the span of forty years. Walking and talking with Haj Hamed Britel, Yaghnik Driss, Hussein Qadir, and Shimon Benizri—in a country that, in a little over a …
Islam and the Rule of Justice
Image and Reality in Muslim Law and Culture
Inbunden, 2018
1080 kr
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In the West, we tend to think of Islamic law as an arcane and rigid legal system, bound by formulaic texts yet suffused by unfettered discretion. While judges may indeed refer to passages in the classical texts or have recourse to their own orientations, images of binding doctrine and unbounded …
Islam and the Rule of Justice
Image and Reality in Muslim Law and Culture
Häftad, 2018
333 kr
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In the West, we tend to think of Islamic law as an arcane and rigid legal system, bound by formulaic texts yet suffused by unfettered discretion. While judges may indeed refer to passages in the classical texts or have recourse to their own orientations, images of binding doctrine and unbounded …
Bargaining for Reality
The Construction of Social Relations in a Muslim Community
Häftad, 1984
299 kr
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Much modern anthropology has assumed that an adequate description of any society consists of rules that inform its members' relationships and the logic that unites their cultural symbols. In this book Lawrence Rosen argues that, for the people who live in and around the Moroccan city of Sefrou, …
Culture of Islam
Changing Aspects of Contemporary Muslim Life
Häftad, 2004
282 kr
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Having worked for several decades in North Africa, anthropologist Lawrence Rosen is uniquely placed to ask what factors contribute to the continuity and changes characterizing the present-day Muslim world. In The Culture of Islam, he illuminates key aspects of Muslim life and demonstrates how …
Varieties of Muslim Experience
Encounters with Arab Political and Cultural Life
Inbunden, 2007
857 kr
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In "Varieties of Muslim Experience", anthropologist Lawrence Rosen explores aspects of Arab Muslim life that are, at first glance, perplexing to Westerners. He ranges over such diverse topics as why Arabs eschew portraiture, why a Muslim scientist might be attracted to fundamentalism, and why the …
Varieties of Muslim Experience
Encounters with Arab Political and Cultural Life
Häftad, 2011
299 kr
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In "Varieties of Muslim Experience", anthropologist Lawrence Rosen explores aspects of Arab Muslim life that are, at first glance, perplexing to Westerners. He ranges over such diverse topics as why Arabs eschew portraiture, why a Muslim scientist might be attracted to fundamentalism, and why the …
Treatment Alternatives for Children
Reduce Serious Side Effects with Natural Equivalents to Conventional Remedies for Common Childhood Ailments
E-bok, 2012
96 kr
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Parents worry about their kids, especially when it comes to their health. Conventional medicine has its place but health conscious parents often worry about the serious side effects associated with many prescription drugs and other conventional treatments. Treatment Alternatives for Children is an …
The Anthropology of Justice
Law as Culture in Islamic Society
Häftad, 1989
292 kr
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Law has often been seen as a relatively autonomous domain, one in which a professional elite sharply control the impact of broader social relations and cultural concepts. By contrast this study asserts that the analysis of legal systems, like the analysis of social systems generally, requires an …
Law as Culture
An Invitation
Häftad, 2008
330 kr
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Law is integral to culture, and culture to law. Often considered a distinctive domain with strange rules and stranger language, law is actually part of a culture's way of expressing its sense of the order of things. In Law as Culture, Lawrence Rosen invites readers to consider how the facts that …
Legitimacy in Crisis
Case-Studies in American Political Culture
E-bok, 2022
701 kr
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This book takes a case study approach to explore the crisis of legitimacy in American political culture. The question of legitimacy resides at the heart of any political system. However, understanding why an individual should recognize another’s power over them is not solely limited to the …
Legitimacy in Crisis
Case-Studies in American Political Culture
E-bok, 2022
686 kr
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This book takes a case study approach to explore the crisis of legitimacy in American political culture. The question of legitimacy resides at the heart of any political system. However, understanding why an individual should recognize another’s power over them is not solely limited to the …
Encounters with Islam
Studies in the Anthropology of Muslim Cultures
Häftad, 2023
318 kr
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Too often, Western encounters with the Islamic world commence with stereotypes and end with a renewed distance. Drawing from decades of experience studying the Muslim world, Lawrence Rosen challenges these narrow understandings. Adopting an interdisciplinary approach, Rosen shows the wide-ranging …
Encounters with Islam
Studies in the Anthropology of Muslim Cultures
Inbunden, 2023
1032 kr
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Too often, Western encounters with the Islamic world commence with stereotypes and end with a renewed distance. Drawing from decades of experience studying the Muslim world, Lawrence Rosen challenges these narrow understandings. Adopting an interdisciplinary approach, Rosen shows the wide-ranging …
Legitimacy in Crisis
Case-Studies in American Political Culture
Inbunden, 2022
2133 kr
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This book takes a case study approach to explore the crisis of legitimacy in American political culture. The question of legitimacy resides at the heart of any political system. However, understanding why an individual should recognize another’s power over them is not solely limited to the …
Legitimacy in Crisis
Case-Studies in American Political Culture
Häftad, 2024
648 kr
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This book takes a case study approach to explore the crisis of legitimacy in American political culture. The question of legitimacy resides at the heart of any political system. However, understanding why an individual should recognize another’s power over them is not solely limited to the …
Tribes
Challenging the Image, Shifting the Paradigm
E-bok, 2026
768 kr
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Tribes: Challenging the Image, Shifting the Paradigm reconsiders the concept of "e;tribe"e; in political, cultural, and academic discourse, offering a dynamic alternative to outdated and damaging stereotypes.This book critiques the popular portrayal of tribes as static, violent, or …
Tribes
Challenging the Image, Shifting the Paradigm
E-bok, 2026
768 kr
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Tribes: Challenging the Image, Shifting the Paradigm reconsiders the concept of "e;tribe"e; in political, cultural, and academic discourse, offering a dynamic alternative to outdated and damaging stereotypes.This book critiques the popular portrayal of tribes as static, violent, or …
Tribes
Challenging the Image, Shifting the Paradigm
Häftad, 2026
648 kr
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Tribes: Challenging the Image, Shifting the Paradigm reconsiders the concept of “tribe” in political, cultural, and academic discourse, offering a dynamic alternative to outdated and damaging stereotypes.This book critiques the popular portrayal of tribes as static, violent, or regressive, arguing …
Tribes
Challenging the Image, Shifting the Paradigm
Inbunden, 2026
2376 kr
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Tribes: Challenging the Image, Shifting the Paradigm reconsiders the concept of “tribe” in political, cultural, and academic discourse, offering a dynamic alternative to outdated and damaging stereotypes.This book critiques the popular portrayal of tribes as static, violent, or regressive, arguing …
Judgment of Culture
Cultural Assumptions in American Law
Inbunden, 2017
2311 kr
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Legal systems do not operate in isolation but in complex cultural contexts.This original and thought-provoking volume considers how cultural assumptions are built into American legal decision-making, drawing on a series of case studies to demonstrate the range of ways courts express their …
Judgment of Culture
Cultural Assumptions in American Law
Häftad, 2017
596 kr
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Legal systems do not operate in isolation but in complex cultural contexts.This original and thought-provoking volume considers how cultural assumptions are built into American legal decision-making, drawing on a series of case studies to demonstrate the range of ways courts express their …
Judgment of Culture
Cultural Assumptions in American Law
E-bok, 2017
762 kr
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Legal systems do not operate in isolation but in complex cultural contexts. This original and thought-provoking volume considers how cultural assumptions are built into American legal decision-making, drawing on a series of case studies to demonstrate the range of ways courts express their …
Judgment of Culture
Cultural Assumptions in American Law
E-bok, 2017
686 kr
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Legal systems do not operate in isolation but in complex cultural contexts. This original and thought-provoking volume considers how cultural assumptions are built into American legal decision-making, drawing on a series of case studies to demonstrate the range of ways courts express their …
Law as Culture
An Invitation
E-bok, 2017
460 kr
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Law is integral to culture, and culture to law. Often considered a distinctive domain with strange rules and stranger language, law is actually part of a culture''s way of expressing its sense of the order of things. In Law as Culture , Lawrence Rosen invites readers to consider how the facts that …
