Darling, Linda T.,  1945- <br/><br/>
A history of social justice and political power in the Middle East  the circle of justice from Mesopotamia to globalization /  [electronic resource] : 
Linda T. Darling. 
 - London ;  New York :  Routledge,  2013. 
 - xi, 399 p. :  ill., maps. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction: the Circle of Justice -- Mesopotamia: "that the strong might not oppress the weak" -- Persia: "the deeds god likes best are righteousness and justice" -- The Islamic Empire: "no prosperity without justice and good administration" -- Politics in transition: "curb the strong from riding on the weak" -- The Turks and Islamic civilization: "the most penetrating of arrows is the prayer of the oppressed" -- Mongols and Turks: "fierce toward offenders, and in judgements just" -- Early modern empires: "the world is a garden, its wall is the state" -- Modernization and revolution: "no justice without law applied equally to all" -- The Middle East in the twentieth century: "a regime can endure with impiety but not with injustice" -- Conclusion. 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Political science--Philosophy--History.--Middle East<br/>Political culture--History.--Middle East<br/>Power (Social sciences)--History.--Middle East<br/>Social justice--History.--Middle East
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Middle East--Politics and government.
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<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>JA84.M53  / D37 2013 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>320.95601/1