1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910964219403321

Autore

Atia Mona

Titolo

Building a house in Heaven : pious neoliberalism and Islamic charity in Egypt

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Place of publication not identified], : University of Minnesota Press, 2013

ISBN

1-4529-3982-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (281 pages)

Disciplina

306.6/970962

Soggetti

Charities - Economic aspects - Egypt

Islam - Charities - Egypt

Islam - Religious aspects - Egypt

Neoliberalism - Egypt

Islam

Social institutions

Social Welfare & Social Work

Social Sciences

Social Welfare & Social Work - General

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di contenuto

Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- A Note on Transliteration -- Introduction -- 1. The Economy of Charity -- 2. Managing Poverty and Islam -- 3. A Space and Time for Giving -- 4. Privatizing Islam -- 5. Business with Allah -- 6. Islamic "Life Makers" and Faith-Based Development -- Conclusion -- Appendix: A Geographer's Ethnography of Islamic Economic Practices -- Notes -- Glossary of Arabic Terms -- A -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- M -- N -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- W -- Z -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.

Sommario/riassunto

In Building a House in Heaven, Mona Atia makes the connection between Islam and capitalism to examine the surprising relations between charity and the economy, the state, and religion in the transition from Mubarak-era Egypt. She draws on interviews with key



players, exploring the geography of Islamic charities through multiple neighborhoods, ideologies, sources of funding, projects, and wide social networks.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910953244503321

Autore

Doran Susan

Titolo

Monarchy and matrimony : the courtships of Elizabeth I / / Susan Doran

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1996

ISBN

1-134-81189-6

1-134-81190-X

1-280-06929-5

0-203-43073-5

0-203-29340-1

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (292 p.)

Disciplina

942.05/5/092

B

Soggetti

Courtship - Great Britain - History - 16th century

Monarchy - Great Britain - History - 16th century

Queens - Great Britain

Great Britain Foreign relations 1558-1603

Great Britain Foreign relations Europe

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. 261-271) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of plates; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Notes on sources; INTRODUCTION; EARLY SUITORS; THE DUDLEY COURTSHIP; THE ARCHDUKE CHARLES MATRIMONIAL PROJECT 1563  7; HENRY DUKE OF ANJOU 1570  1; MATRIMONIAL DIPLOMACY: THE ALENON MATCH 1572  8; THE WOOING OF FRANCIS DUKE OF ANJOU 1579  81; THE UNDERLYING DEBATE; CONCLUSIONS; Notes; Bibliography; Index;

Sommario/riassunto

Monarchy and Matrimony is the first comprehensive study of Elizabeth I's courtships. Susan Doran argues that the cult of the `Virgin Queen'



was invented by her ministers, and that Elizabeth was forced into celibacy by political necessity. Doran's detailed examination of the different suits is based on extensive archival research across Europe. Rather than focusing on Elizabeth's personality and image, she views the question within a wider political and religious context. She shows how the question of Elizabeth's marriage was divisive for England, affecting both political life and international relations, and provoking popular propaganda in the form of plays, poetry and paintings.