The Politics of Islamic Law: Local Elites, Colonial Authority, and the Making of the Muslim State
The Politics of Islamic Law explores how local elites, colonial authority, and legal traditions contributed to the making of the Muslim state. Focusing on the political dimensions of Islamic law, Iza R. Hussin offers a scholarly examination of state formation, power, and institutional change.
About This Book
The Politics of Islamic Law examines the relationship between Islamic law and the formation of the modern Muslim state.
It focuses on the roles of local elites and colonial authority in shaping legal and political institutions.
By connecting law with state-making, the book presents Islamic legal development as a deeply political process.
This is a scholarly study for readers interested in Islamic studies, legal history, colonialism, and comparative politics.
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