1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910960163803321

Autore

Jawad Rana

Titolo

Social welfare and religion in the Middle East : a Lebanese perspective / / Rana Jawad

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bristol, : Policy Press, 2009

ISBN

9786612501685

9781447303510

1447303512

9781282501683

1282501682

9781847427809

1847427804

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (ix, 315 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Disciplina

361.7/5095692

Soggetti

Social service - Middle East

Social service - Religious aspects

Social service - Lebanon

Middle East Social policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 22 Jul 2022).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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



Sommario/riassunto

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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Record Nr.

UNINA9910705077703321

Autore

Heath Jennifer

Titolo

Book of the disappeared : the quest for transnational justice / / Jennifer Heath and Ashraf Zahedi, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Ann Arbor, Michigan : , : University of Michigan Press, , [2023]

©2023

ISBN

9780472903252

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xvii, 349 pages)

Collana

Ethnic conflict: studies in nationality, race and culture

Classificazione

POL000000POL011000POL035010

Disciplina

341.481

Soggetti

Disappeared persons

Victims of state-sponsored terrorism

Human rights

Genocide

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

The open access version of this book is made available thanks in part to the support of libraries participating in Knowledge Unlatched.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

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.