Possessed by the Right Hand: The Problem of Slavery in Islamic Law and Muslim Cultures: 8 (Studies in Global Slavery, 8) - Hardcover

Bernard K. Freamon

 
9789004364813: Possessed by the Right Hand: The Problem of Slavery in Islamic Law and Muslim Cultures: 8 (Studies in Global Slavery, 8)

Synopsis

In Possessed by the Right Hand, Bernard K. Freamon offers a comprehensive legal history of slavery and slave-trading in Islam, considering the impact of Western abolitionism, its failure, and the implications of the rise of ISIS and Boko Haram.

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About the Author

Bernard K. Freamon, LLM (2002), JSD (2007), Columbia University; JD (1974), Rutgers Law School, is Professor of Law Emeritus, Seton Hall Law School. He is the author of Straight, No Chaser: Slavery, Abolition and Modern Islamic Thought in Indian Ocean Slavery in the Age of Abolitionand and other works.

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9789004447240: Possessed by the Right Hand: The Problem of Slavery in Islamic Law and Muslim Cultures: 8 (Studies in Global Slavery, 8)

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ISBN 10:  9004447245 ISBN 13:  9789004447240
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