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The criminal underworld in a medieval Islamic society : narratives from Cairo and Damascus under the Mamluks / Carl F. Petry.
Series: Chicago studies on the Middle East ; 9Publisher: Chicago : Middle East Documentation Center, 2012Description: viii, 365 pages ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780970819987
- 0970819986
- HV7845.3.C35 P47 2012
Contents:
Subject: The narrative histories generated during the Mamluk Period in Cairo and Damascus (648 922H/ 1250-1517CE) addressed a number of domestic issues. The chroniclers numerous references to criminal activity committed at all levels of society have not received much scholarly attention.
Introduction : the criminal underworld in a medieval Islamic society --
Public disturbance : from violence to opportunism --
Theft and brigandage : predation versus complicity --
Corruption and fraud : mendacity refined --
Morals and vice : policing the irrepressible --
Primordial criminality : religious dissidence --
Homicide : litigating the intolerable --
"Smart crime" : conspiracy, espionage, and counterfeiting --
Managing crime : between principle and expediency --
Summary reflections.
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American University in Dubai | American University in Dubai | Non-fiction | Main Collection | HV 7845.3 .C35 P47 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 5164458 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-345) and index.
Introduction : the criminal underworld in a medieval Islamic society --
Public disturbance : from violence to opportunism --
Theft and brigandage : predation versus complicity --
Corruption and fraud : mendacity refined --
Morals and vice : policing the irrepressible --
Primordial criminality : religious dissidence --
Homicide : litigating the intolerable --
"Smart crime" : conspiracy, espionage, and counterfeiting --
Managing crime : between principle and expediency --
Summary reflections.
The narrative histories generated during the Mamluk Period in Cairo and Damascus (648 922H/ 1250-1517CE) addressed a number of domestic issues. The chroniclers numerous references to criminal activity committed at all levels of society have not received much scholarly attention.
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