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UNINA9910960163803321 |
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Autore |
Jawad Rana |
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Titolo |
Social welfare and religion in the Middle East : a Lebanese perspective / / Rana Jawad |
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Bristol, : Policy Press, 2009 |
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9786612501685 |
9781447303510 |
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9781282501683 |
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9781847427809 |
1847427804 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (ix, 315 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Social service - Middle East |
Social service - Religious aspects |
Social service - Lebanon |
Middle East Social policy |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 22 Jul 2022). |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Social welfare and religion in the Middle East; Contents; List of tables and figures; Acknowledgements; List of Arabic words with English translations; List of abbreviations; Map of the Middle East; 1. Introduction: religion and social policy - an "old-new" partnership; 2. Religion and the foundations of social policy; 3. Lebanon: a profile of political and welfare institutions; 4. A philosophy of social service: faith or social insurance?; 5. Systems of provision and welfare outcomes: defining and treating the causes of poverty; 6. Social solidarity: between power and morality |
7. Social ethics and welfare particularism8. What next for the Middle East? Re-reading history, re-visioning future possibilities of positive action; Conclusion; Bibliography; Appendix A: Lebanon country profile; Appendix B: Social protection institutions and coverage; Index |
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The original analysis in this book presents a new and comprehensive narrative of social welfare in the Middle East through an examination of the role of religious welfare. |
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UNINA9910705077703321 |
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Autore |
Heath Jennifer |
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Book of the disappeared : the quest for transnational justice / / Jennifer Heath and Ashraf Zahedi, editors |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Ann Arbor, Michigan : , : University of Michigan Press, , [2023] |
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©2023 |
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1 online resource (xvii, 349 pages) |
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Collana |
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Ethnic conflict: studies in nationality, race and culture |
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POL000000POL011000POL035010 |
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Disappeared persons |
Victims of state-sponsored terrorism |
Human rights |
Genocide |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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The open access version of this book is made available thanks in part to the support of libraries participating in Knowledge Unlatched. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Book of the Disappeared confronts worldwide human rights violations of enforced disappearance and genocide and explores the global quest for justice with forceful, outstanding contributions by respected scholars, expert practitioners, and provocative contemporary artists. This profoundly humane book spotlights our historic inhumanity while offering insights for survival and transformation. |
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