Track My Order
Help Centre
1300 187 187
Likes
My Wish ListsLogin / Join
Booktopia
Australia's local bookstore
Islam and the Everyday World : Public Policy Dilemmas - Sohrab Behdad

Islam and the Everyday World

Public Policy Dilemmas

By: Sohrab Behdad (Editor), Farhad Nomani (Editor)

Paperback | 2 May 2008 | Edition Number 1

At a Glance

Paperback

RRP $92.99

$72.75

22%OFF

or 4 interest-free payments of $18.19 with

 or 

Aims to ship in 7 to 10 business days

This is a new examination of how Shari'a law affects public policy both theoretically and in practice, across a wide range of public policy areas, including for example human rights and family law.

The process by which public policy is decided - through elections, debates, political processes, and political discourse - has an additional dimension in the Islamic world. This is because Shari'a (divine law) has a great deal to say on many mundane matters of everyday life and must be taken into account in matters of public policy. In addition, matters are complicated further by the fact that there are differing interpretations of the Shari'a and how it should be applied to contemporary social issues.

Written by leading experts in their field, this is the first comprehensive single volume analysis of Islam and public policy in the English language and offers further understanding of Islam and its wider social and political implications.

Industry Reviews
'This pioneering volume goes beyond formalistic analysis of Islamic states and standard discourses of public policy to underscore the actual significance and limitations of the influence of Islamist normative and legalist discourses on key areas of public policy in the Muslim world.' - "Jomo K. S., editor of Islamic Economic Alternatives" 'Does Islamic Law affect public policy? The authors methodically uncover the complex interaction between religion and social change in the Muslim world.' - "Tarik Yousef, Shaykh Al-Sabah Chair in Arab Studies, Center for Contemporary Arab Studies, Georgetown University"

You Can Find This Book In

Non-FictionPolitics & GovernmentCentral GovernmentCentral Government PoliciesReligion & BeliefsIslamSociety & CultureSocial GroupsLawJurisprudence & General IssuesSystems of LawIslamic Law
Reference, Information & Interdisciplinary SubjectsInterdisciplinary StudiesRegional StudiesPhilosophySocial & Political PhilosophyEconomicsEconomic Theory & PhilosophyLaws of Specific JurisdictionsEmployment & Labour LawPolitical Control & FreedomsHuman RightsFinancial LawBanking LawReligionPolitical Science & TheoryPolitical Ideologies & MovementsLiberalism & Centre Democratic Ideologies

More in Central Government Policies

Perspectives on Countering Extremism : Diversion and Disengagement - Shashi Jayakumar

Perspectives on Countering Extremism

Diversion and Disengagement

Paperback

RRP $59.99

$49.25

18%
OFF
Competitive Cities : Succeeding in the Global Economy - Hazel Duffy

Competitive Cities

Succeeding in the Global Economy

Paperback

RRP $62.99

$51.50

18%
OFF
American Gun : The True Story of the Ar-15 - Cameron McWhirter

American Gun

The True Story of the Ar-15

Paperback

$40.50

Unleashed - Boris Johnson

Unleashed

Paperback

RRP $49.99

$38.75

22%
OFF
A Sense of Balance - John Howard

A Sense of Balance

Hardcover

RRP $32.99

$30.25

This product is categorised by

Popular Searches