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A History of Social Justice and Political Power in the Middle East : the Circle of Justice From Mesopotamia to Globalization.

From ancient Mesopotamia into the 20th century, ""the Circle of Justice"" as a concept has pervaded Middle Eastern political thought and underpinned the exercise of power in the Middle East. The Circle of Justice depicts graphically how a government's justice toward the popu...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Darling, Linda T.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2012.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:From ancient Mesopotamia into the 20th century, ""the Circle of Justice"" as a concept has pervaded Middle Eastern political thought and underpinned the exercise of power in the Middle East. The Circle of Justice depicts graphically how a government's justice toward the population generates political power, military strength, prosperity, and good administration. This book traces this set of relationships from its earliest appearance in the political writings of the Sumerians through four millennia of Middle Eastern culture. It explores how people conceptualized and acted u.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (417 pages)
ISBN:9781136220180
1136220186