The concert of civilizations : the common roots of Western and Islamic constitutionalism / Jeremy Kleidosty, University of Jyväskylä, Finland.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kleidosty, Jeremy, author.

Series:

Rethinking political and international theory

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Constitutional law--Philosophy.

Constitutional law.

Constitutional law--Arab countries.

Arab countries.

Constitutional law (Islamic law).

Physical Description:

230 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Surrey, UK, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, [2015]

Contents:

Constitutional Conversations : Alternative models for the challenge of civilizational conflict

Western Constitutionalism : Universal Norms or Contingent Cultural Concepts

From Medina to Runnymede : Comparing the Foundational Legacies of the Constitution of Medina and the Magna Carta

Comparing Constitutionalisms : Is there an Islamic Constitutionalism?

Constitutional Conversations- The Fusing of Political Tradition in Khayr al-Din al-Tunisi's The Surest Path

The Arab Spring- Constitutional Thought in Contested Political Space, Questions and Conclusions.

Notes:

Based on author's thesis (doctoral - University of St Andrews, 2013) issued under title: A comparative assessment of constitutionalism in Western and Islamic thought.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-225) and index.

ISBN:

9781472414809

1472414802

OCLC:

906121641