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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783487203321

Autore

Donaldson William J

Titolo

Sharecropping in the Yemen [[electronic resource] ] : a study of Islamic theory, custom, and pragmatism / / by William J. Donaldson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden, Netherlands ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2000

ISBN

1-280-46411-9

9786610464111

1-4237-0584-X

90-474-0025-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (297 p.)

Collana

Studies in Islamic law and society, , 1384-1130 ; ; v. 13

Disciplina

340.5/9

Soggetti

Sharecropping (Islamic law) - Yemen

Sharecropping - Law and legislation - Yemen

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [257]-272) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; Preface and Acknowledgements; Note on Transliteration; Note on the Method Adopted for Referencing Sources; Chapter 1: Introduction; PART I: SHARECROPPING AND ITS ISLAMIC DIMENSION; PART II: YEMENI SHARECROPPING IN PRACTICE; A Brief Review of the Sources on which this Book is based; APPENDICES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

This text discusses sharecropping in the Yemen against the background of Islamic law and customary law. Sharecropping is interesting in Islam since its basis is ostensibly inconsistent with the Islamic prohibition against transactions involving gharar (risk or uncertainty).