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This lively interrogation of the building blocs of Western conceptions of a modern state is a classic text and is vital for all students of modern Islamic political thought.

Presents an Arab perspective derived from considerable research into British archives, covering the period 1919 to 1945. This title reveals how British government policy was formed in this period and concludes that repeated British administrations were consistent in their concern and hostility towards the notion of Arab unity.

Surveys the institution of al-Kharaj - land tax in Islam. This title provides a comprehensive history of a practice which evolved from an exigency of conquest into an essential pillar of the early Islamic state. It presents a documented statistical analysis of the historical materials for various regions of the early Islamic world.

Charts a route towards modernity via the proposition that respect for textualism and tradition are not inconsistent with rationalism and that both history and philosophy are key to the evolution of knowledge systems and ways of reasoning in Arab culture. This book provides an insight into the currents of contemporary Arab thought.

Duri's work makes a major contribution to our understanding of how Islam established itself and flourished as a lasting major force in the development of world history.

This book enhances our understanding of how the international politics of the region evolved during a critical phase in the modern history of the Middle East.

Is there a truly Arab feminist movement? Is there such a thing as 'Islamic' feminism? What does it mean to be a 'feminist' in the Arab world today?