A history of social justice and political power in the Middle East : the Circle of Justice from Mesopotamia to globalization
by
Darling, Linda T., 1945-
Title
:
A history of social justice and political power in the Middle East : the Circle of Justice from Mesopotamia to globalization
Author
:
Darling, Linda T., 1945-
ISBN
:
9780415503617
9780415503624
Publication Information
:
New York : Routledge, 2013.
Physical Description
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xiv, 399 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm.
Contents
:
Introduction: the Circle of Justice -- Mesopotamia: "that the strong might not oppress the weak" -- Persia: "the deeds god likes best are righteousness and justice" -- The Islamic Empire: "no prosperity without justice and good administration" -- Politics in transition: "curb the strong from riding on the weak" -- The Turks and Islamic civilization: "the most penetrating of arrows is the prayer of the oppressed" -- Mongols and Turks: "fierce toward offenders, and in judgements just" -- Early modern empires: "the world is a garden, its wall is the state" -- Modernization and revolution: "no justice without law applied equally to all" -- The Middle East in the twentieth century: "a regime can endure with impiety but not with injustice" -- Conclusion.
Subject Term
:
Political science -- Middle East -- Philosophy -- History.
Political culture -- Middle East -- History.
Power (Social sciences) -- Middle East -- History.
Social justice -- Middle East -- History.
Geographic Term
:
Middle East -- Politics and government.
Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | [[missing key: search.ChildField.HOLDING]] | Status |
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Beytepe Library | Book | 7.2/15/38333 | JA84.M53 D37 2013 | | Beytepe Genel Koleksiyon |