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Author Kahera, Akel Ismail, 1951-

Title Reading the islamic city : discursive practices and legal judgment / Akel Ismail Kahera.

Publication Info. Lanham (Md.) : Lexington Books, 2012.

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Description 1 online resource (xxxvi, 144 pages).
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Series Toposophia : sustainability, dwelling, design
Toposophia.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 113-120) and index.
Contents Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; List of Illustrations; Introduction; Chapter 01. Genealogies of Place; Chapter 02. Discursive Practices; Chapter 03. Discursive Readings; Chapter 04. Discursive Formulations; Conclusion; Bibliography; Glossary; Appendix 1: The Islamic City: A Conceptual Matrix; Appendix 2; Appendix 3; Index.
Summary While it seems clear that the shari'ah had a formative influence on property rights, public space and land use, the primary aim of this book is to study what implications the practice of the Maliki school of Islamic law hav.
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Subject Building laws (Islamic law)
Building laws (Islamic law)
Malikites.
Malikites.
City planning -- Islamic countries.
City planning.
Islamic countries.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Reading the islamic city Lanham (Md.) : Lexington Books, 2012. 9780739110010 (cloth : alk. paper) (DLC) 2011039771
ISBN 9780739172223 ebook
0739172220
9780739110010 cloth alkaline paper
0739110012
9781280658877
1280658878