This book is a tribute to Majid Khadduri and focuses on the three principal fields of his own work: Islamic and international law; ideas and personalities in the Arab world; and politics and diplomacy in the Middle East.
Edited by:
James Piscatori,
George S. Harris
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 229mm,
Width: 146mm,
Weight: 498g
ISBN: 9780367022617
ISBN 10: 0367022613
Pages: 286
Publication Date: 07 May 2019
Audience:
College/higher education
,
Further / Higher Education
,
A / AS level
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Preface -- Introduction -- The Life and Work of Majid Khadduri -- Curriculum Vitae -- Islamic and International Law -- Islamic Law and the Challenge of Modern Times* -- The Legal Status of Jerusalem -- Saudi Arabia, Culture Change, and the International Legal Order -- Ideas and Personalities in the Arab World -- Ameen Rihani and the Hijaz-Najd Conflict: An Abortive Peace Mission -- Arab Nationalism and the Idealist Politician: The Career of Sulayman al-Baruni -- The Intellectual Origins and Ideas of the Ahali Group -- Politics and Diplomacy in the Middle East -- The Communist Movements in the Arab World -- The Gilan Soviet Revolution, 1920–1921 -- The 1820 Expedition to the Gulf and the Decline of British Commercial Shipping: The Paradox of the Cost of Security -- Also from The Middle East Institute …