By Sword and Scripture (Paperback)

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Editorial: Independently Published, 2025

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Paperback. By Sword and Scripture: A History of the Middle East Through Its Laws is a sweeping and insightful journey through the constitutional heart of one of the world's most complex regions. Rather than focusing solely on wars, leaders, or revolutions, this book explores how founding documents-constitutions, religious codes, royal decrees, and legal frameworks-have shaped the modern Middle East.Spanning countries like Iran, Iraq, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Syria, Jordan, and beyond, this 25-chapter comparative study reveals how religion, colonial legacies, and nationalist movements influenced the formation of statehood. It examines the Quran's legal authority in Saudi Arabia, the revolutionary ambitions of Iran's theocratic republic, the French colonial imprint on Syria and Lebanon, and the paradox of constitutionalism in authoritarian regimes.Each chapter dives deeply into a single country's legal and political evolution, uncovering the tensions between sacred law and secular governance, popular will and autocratic rule, and written law and political reality. From the Ottoman Tanzimat to the Arab Spring and beyond, this book captures the aspirations and contradictions embedded in the region's legal foundations.With a historian's depth and a storyteller's clarity, By Sword and Scripture offers readers a powerful new way to understand Middle Eastern politics-not through the rise and fall of empires, but through the laws that define, restrict, and sometimes liberate the people who live under them. A Comparative Legal History - Explores the foundational documents-constitutions, religious codes, colonial mandates, and revolutionary charters-of major Middle Eastern states including Iran, Iraq, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and others. Religion and Law Intertwined - Unpacks how Islam, particularly Sharia and sectarian traditions (Sunni, Shi'a, Wahhabi), shaped legal systems and state legitimacy across centuries. Colonialism's Legal Legacy - Analyzes the deep influence of British, French, and Ottoman rule on modern Middle Eastern governance, borders, and legal identities. Authoritarianism and Constitutionalism - Investigates how many regimes used constitutions not to guarantee rights but to centralize power under military, dynastic, or religious rulers. Nationalism, Revolution, and Reform - Chronicles the legal outcomes of anti-colonial struggles, ideological revolutions (e.g., Iran 1979), and recent democratic movements like the Arab Spring. Bridging Past and Present - Connects ancient codes and medieval religious contracts to today's legal crises, offering fresh insight into the Middle East's future through the lens of its laws. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Título
By Sword and Scripture (Paperback)
Autor
Rsl Design
Editorial
Independently Published
Año de publicación
2025
Estado
new
Encuadernación
Paperback
Idioma
inglés
ISBN 13
9798294417611
Ilustrador
Design, RSL

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