Law as metaphor from Islamic courts to the Palace of Justice
This book explains the growth of secular law in a Middle East nation, revealing it to be the product of elite competition over control of the state, a competition the secular elites won in Turkey when Ataturk set up the new Republic.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Albany
State University of New York Press
1992
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| Summary: | This book explains the growth of secular law in a Middle East nation, revealing it to be the product of elite competition over control of the state, a competition the secular elites won in Turkey when Ataturk set up the new Republic. |
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| Physical Description: | xli, 243 pages illustrations, maps 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780791407813 (hardcover) 0791407810 (hardcover) |