Sharecropping in the Yemen : a study of Islamic theory, custom, and pragmatism / by William J. Donaldson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Donaldson, William J.

Series:

Studies in Islamic law and society ; v. 13.

Studies in Islamic law and society, 1384-1130 ; v. 13

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sharecropping (Islamic law)--Yemen.

Sharecropping (Islamic law).

Sharecropping--Law and legislation--Yemen.

Sharecropping.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (297 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden, Netherlands ; Boston : Brill, 2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This text discusses sharecropping in the Yemen against the background of Islamic law and customary law. Sharecropping is interesting in Islam since its basis is ostensibly inconsistent with the Islamic prohibition against transactions involving gharar (risk or uncertainty).

Contents:

Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; Preface and Acknowledgements; Note on Transliteration; Note on the Method Adopted for Referencing Sources; Chapter 1: Introduction; PART I: SHARECROPPING AND ITS ISLAMIC DIMENSION; PART II: YEMENI SHARECROPPING IN PRACTICE; A Brief Review of the Sources on which this Book is based; APPENDICES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [257]-272) and index.

ISBN:

1-280-46411-9

9786610464111

1-4237-0584-X

90-474-0025-9

OCLC:

191039229