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In Quest of Justice: Islamic Law and Forensic Medicine in Modern Egypt

By Khaled Fahmy
Hardcover
$39.95
By Khaled Fahmy
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In Quest of Justice provides the first full account of the establishment and workings of a new kind of state in Egypt in the modern period. Drawing on groundbreaking research in the Egyptian archives, this highly original book shows how the state affected those subject to it and their response. Illustrating how shari’a was actually implemented, how criminal justice functioned, and how scientific—medical knowledges and practices were introduced, Khaled Fahmy offers exciting new interpretatio...

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HistoryMiddle Eastern HistoryMiddle Eastern History - Modern - General & Miscellaneous