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“jonathan benthall”

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  • Islamic charities and Islamic humanism in troubled times

    by Jonathan Benthall ...
    This book is the fruit of twenty years' reflection on Islamic charities, both practically and as a key to understand the crisis in contemporary Islam. On the one hand Islam is undervalued as a moral and political force whose admirable qualities are epitomised in its strong tradition of charitable giving. On the other hand, it suffers from a crisis of authority that cannot be blamed entirely on the ... Read more

    $23.79 USD

  • Rebel Economies

    Warlords, Insurgents, Humanitarians

    by Clémence Pinaud, Jonathan Benthall, William Caferro, Gilles Carbonnier, Christopher Cramer, Zachariah Mampilly, Edward McCord, Didier Fassin, Nicola Di Cosmo0, Philippe Le Billon2 ...
    As a pervasive occurrence in the contemporary world, wars and their economic sources are defining social and political processes in a variety of national and transnational contexts. Rebel Economies: Warlords, Insurgents, Humanitarians explores historical, anthropological and political dimensions of war economies by non-state actors across different periods and regions, while presenting their ... Read more

    $32.39 USD

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    A BBC Radio Full-Cast Comedy Drama

    by Jonathan Benthall ...
    Narrated by Julie Hesmondhalgh, Jonathan Keeble, Full Cast, Rupert Hill ...

    Unabridged

    5 hours 50 min

    A light-hearted drama series about an inner-city academy school in Salford, starring Julie HesmondhalghYvette Miller is acting head of a Salford secondary school that has just joined Quays Academy Trust, a successful group of academies headed by the charismatic Sir Ken - a keen advocate of freeing schools from the shackles of Local Education oversight. Yvette, meanwhile, is somewhat more sceptical ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • Gulf Charities and Islamic Philanthropy in the 'Age of Terror' and Beyond

    Edited by Jonathan Benthall, Robert Lacey ...
    Gulf Charities and Islamic Philanthropy in the "Age of Terror" and Beyond is the first book to be published on the charities of Saudi Arabia and the Arabian Gulf, covering their work both domestic and international. From a diversity of viewpoints, the book addresses: the historical roots of Islamic philanthropy in religious traditions and geopolitical movements; the interactions of the Gulf ... Read more

    $36.99 USD

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  • Land, Law and Islam

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  • The Oxford Handbook of Politics in Muslim Societies

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    Sovereign Power and Bare Life

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  • Islam and the Arab Awakening

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  • Secularism and Muslim Democracy in Turkey

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