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BL
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1049281
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bc561
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English
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| Title & Author
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Modern Muslim societies.
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| Publication Statement
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Tarrytown, N.Y. :: Marshall Cavendish Reference,, 2011.
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| Series Statement
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Muslim world.
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| Page. NO
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416 pages :: illustrations (chiefly color) ;; 26 cm.
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| ISBN
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9780761479277
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: 0761479279
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 389-395) and index.
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| Contents
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Family life -- Polygamy -- Marriage in Islam -- Divorce -- Men and women -- Wearing the veil -- Employment and education -- Pesantren -- Islamic law -- Banking and finance -- Institutions and organizations -- Grameen bank -- States, politics and Political groups -- Al Qaeda -- Civil and human rights -- Civil rights in the US -- Islamism in the 21st century -- Response to extremism -- The eastern Mediterranean and the Arabian Peninsula -- Iran -- Northern Africa -- Subsaharan Africa and the Sahel -- South Asia -- South East Asia -- Central Asia -- China -- Turkey and eastern Europe -- Western Europe -- United States and Canada -- Central America and the Caribbean -- South America -- Australasia and the Pacific.
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| Abstract
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Contains essays on Muslim society in various countries and regions, including the Eastern Mediterranean and the Arabian Peninsula, sub-Saharan Africa, Central Asia, Turkey and Eastern Europe, the US and Canada, and Australia and the Pacific. Topics covered include architecture, religion, language, and anthropology of modern Muslim society, along with areas such as family life, education and employments, institutions and organizations, civil and human rights, and Islamism.
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Islamic sociology.
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Islam-- Customs and practices.
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Muslims-- Social life and customs.
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Islamic law.
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Economics-- Religious aspects-- Islam.
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Economics-- Religious aspects-- Islam.
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Islam-- Customs and practices.
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Islamic law.
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Islamic sociology.
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Muslims-- Social life and customs.
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Islam
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Gesellschaft
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Staat
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Islamic sociology.
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Muslims-- Social life and customs.
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Islam-- Customs and practices.
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Economics-- Islam.
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Islamic law.
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| Dewey Classification
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306.6/9709051
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| LC Classification
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BP173.25.M62 2011
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| Added Entry
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Marshall Cavendish Reference (Firm)
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