The Fall and Rise of the Islamic State (Council on Foreign Relations)

Feldman, Noah

ISBN 10: 0691120455 / ISBN 13: 9780691120454

Published by Princeton Univ Pr (edition First Edition), 2008

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Fall and Rise of the Islamic State (Council on Foreign Relations)
• Publisher: Princeton Univ Pr (edition First Edition)
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0691120455
• ISBN 13: 9780691120454
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

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Synopsis

A critical study reveals the story behind the increasingly popular call for the establishment of the traditional Islamic state in the modern Muslim world and provides a sweeping history of the traditional Islamic constitution, examining the various provisions of the shari'a and arguing for the creation of new institutions that can restore a constitutional balance of power.

About the Author

Noah Feldman is Bemis Professor of Law at Harvard Law School. He is a contributing writer for the New York Times Magazine and an adjunct senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. He is the author of Divided by God, What We Owe Iraq (Princeton), and After Jihad.