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

Bernard K. Freamon

 
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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 Emeritus Professor of Law, 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 Abolition (YUP, 2013) and other works.

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