Afghanistan Rising - Islamic Law and Statecraft Between the Ottoman and British Empires

Debunking conventional narratives, Faiz Ahmed presents a vibrant account of the first Muslim-majority country to gain independence, codify its own laws, and ratify a constitution after the fall of the Ottoman Empire. Afghanistan, he shows, attracted thinkers eager to craft a modern state within the interpretive traditions of Islamic law and ethics.

About the author

Faiz Ahmed is the Joukowsky Family Distinguished Associate Professor of Modern Middle East History at Brown University.

Summary

Debunking conventional narratives, Faiz Ahmed presents a vibrant account of the first Muslim-majority country to gain independence, codify its own laws, and ratify a constitution after the fall of the Ottoman Empire. Afghanistan, he shows, attracted thinkers eager to craft a modern state within the interpretive traditions of Islamic law and ethics.

Product details

• Authors: Faiz Ahmed
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2017
• EAN: 9780674971943
• ISBN: 978-0-674-97194-3
• No. of pages: 448
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political theories and the history of ideas; Ottoman Empire, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Constitutions, HISTORY / Middle East / Turkey & Ottoman Empire, Islamic Studies, Political science & theory, Islamic Law, Middle Eastern history, Asian History, LAW / Islamic, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / General, HISTORY / Asia / South / General