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Allan Christelow examines the Muslim courts of Algeria from 1854, when the French first intervened in Islamic legal matters, through the gradual subordination of the courts and judges that went on until World War I. Originally published in 1985. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

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Author:   Allan Christelow
Publisher:   Princeton University Press
Imprint:   Princeton University Press
Volume:   39
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.624kg
ISBN:  

9780691639819

ISBN 10:   0691639817
Pages:   336
Publication Date:   19 April 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Language:   English

Table of Contents

"*FrontMatter, pg. i*PREFACE, pg. vii*CONTENTS, pg. ix*LIST OF TABLES, pg. xiii*TRANSCRIPTION OF ARABIC, pg. xv*NOTE ON ABBREVIATIONS, pg. xvi*GLOSSARY, pg. xix*INTRODUCTION, pg. 1*1. The Geographical and Historical Context and the Lines of Institutional Change, pg. 28*2. Saintly Justice: the Majlis of Mascara, 1853-1856, pg. 43*3. The Urban Milieu: Social ""Decadence"" and its Judicial Underpinnings, pg. 82*4. Muslim Legists and the ""Moral Conquest"", pg. 107*5. Intervention and Crisis, 1854-1859, pg. 134*6. From Crisis to Rebellion to Compromise, 1860-1866, pg. 165*7. Those Who Succeeded, pg. 188*8. Toward a Definitive Compromise: Politics and the Muslim Court Question in the 1880s, pg. 223*9. The Aftermath: Algerians as Colonialists and Frenchmen as 'Ulama, pg. 244*CONCLUSION, pg. 262*BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES, pg. 275*ARCHIVAL SOURCES, pg. 283*BIBLIOGRAPHY, pg. 290*INDEX, pg. 303"

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