The Sociology of Elite Distinction: From Theoretical to Comparative Perspectives

by Jean-Pascal Daloz

Halal: Arabic, literally "permissible" or "lawful." Johan Fischer's illuminating studyproves that in the modern world, halal is no longer an expression of esoteric forms of production, trade, and consumption, but part of a huge and expanding globalized market. Exploring contemporary forms of halal understanding and practice among Malay Muslims in London that is, halal consumption by middleclass Malays on "the frontier" evokes important and pressing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1137003650
• ISBN13: 9781137003652
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.4"