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Islam and War : The Disparity between the Technological-Normative Evolution of Modern War and the Doctrine of Jihad
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Dizboni, A. G.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Islam--Doctrines.
- Jihad.
- Just war doctrine.
- Security, International.
- War (International law).
- Jihad--Doctrines.
- Islam.
- Local Subjects:
- Islam--Doctrines.
- Jihad.
- Just war doctrine.
- Security, International.
- War (International law).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (362 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Lewiston : The Edwin Mellen Press, 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The author examines jihad from an historical discursive perspective, taking account of the economic and cultural contexts in which the doctrine first developed in Islamic law, as well as the doctrine's applicability to international law and relations.
- Contents:
- Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; List of Tables and Figures; Introduction; Chapter One Theoretical Framework; Chapter Two Classical Muslim Law of Nations: The Case of Jihad; Chapter Three Shift in the Muslim Classical Paradigm: Its Impact on the Doctrine of Jihad; Chapter Four Military Revolution and the Rationality of War; Chapter Five Normative Change of War; Conclusion; Chronology of the Muslim World up to 1924; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-7734-2039-8
- OCLC:
- 779141472
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