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This book places context at the core of the Islamic mechanism of ifta’ to better understand the process of issuing fatwas in Muslim countries thus highlighting the gap between context and contemporaneity, on one hand, and the common perception of Islamic Law as frozen in time.
This pioneering book brings together Western and Chinese scholars to reflect on the historical evolution of economic thought in Europe and China.
Helping Skills for Counselors and Health Professionals provides a model of foundational helping skills that is grounded in a multicultural framework.
This book examines how African states can build the institutional capacity to better prevent,... Læs mere
This book provides a comprehensive narrative history of Liberia’s first civil war, from its origins in the 1980s right through the conflict and up to the peace agreement and conclusion of hostilities in 1997.
This book analyses the relationship between history education and nationalism in the context of the dominant structures of... Læs mere
Bringing together the work of social scientists and historians, this book explores the politics of memory in Ukraine... Læs mere
This book addresses the crucial question of how to get action from governments, who will always put short-term... Læs mere
This book examines the politics of crime and the response to it in Potchefstroom, a small settler colonial city in South Africa. It draws on the city’s everyday practices and experiences of physical and virtual security to offer local bottom-up insights into private security.
This book examines the involvement of the European Union (EU) and China in Central Asia and critically assesses the implications this has for the region as a whole.
This book explores the philanthropy of Brazilian elites during a key period in recent Brazilian history, from Workers Party president Lula’s last term in office through to the election of far-right president Jair Bolsonaro.
This book is a timely and broad-ranging assessment of gender and judging in African judiciaries. It will be of interest to scholars, students and... Læs mere