The Anthropology of Justice: Law as Culture in Islamic Society

by Lawrence Rosen

Book Overview

In this first full-scale study of the operations of a modern Islamic court of law in the Arabic-speaking world, the author examines the cultural foundations of judicial discretion. He shows how the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521365139
• ISBN13: 9780521365130
• Release Date: June 1989
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 117 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"