Description |
xi, 399 p. : ill., maps. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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. |
Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
Subject |
Political science -- Middle East -- Philosophy -- History.
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Political culture -- Middle East -- History.
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Power (Social sciences) -- Middle East -- History.
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Social justice -- Middle East -- History.
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Middle East -- Politics and government.
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Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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ISBN |
9780415503617 (hbk. : alk. paper) |
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9780415503624 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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9780203096857 (electronic bk.) |
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