Islamic law and the challenges of modernity / edited by Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad and Barbara Freyer Stowasser.
Contributor(s): Haddad, Yvonne Yazbeck
| Stowasser, Barbara Freyer
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TextPublisher: Walnut Creek, Calif. : AltaMira Press, 2004Description: ix, 264 pages ; 23 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0759106711 (pbk. : alk. paper); 0759106703 (hardcover : alk. paper)Subject(s): Islamic law -- Arab countries | Law reform -- Arab countriesDDC classification: 340.5/9 LOC classification: KBP144 | .I83 2004Bibliography, Etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-244) and index.| Item type | Current library | Shelving location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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John Bulow Campbell Library | 1 West | KBP144 .I83 2004 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 0182903008635 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-244) and index.
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