| Sharecropping in the Yemen: A Study in Islamic Theory, Custom and Pragmatism Contributor(s): Donaldson, William (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004114904 ISBN-13: 9789004114906 Publisher: Brill Academic Publishers OUR PRICE: $172.90 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2000 Annotation: This book discusses sharecropping in the Yemen against the background of Islamic law and customary law. Sharecropping is particularly interesting in Islam since its basis (rent as a proportion of an unknown future harvest) is ostensibly inconsistent with the Islamic prohibition against transactions involving "gharar (risk or uncertainty). The first half of the book analyses how Islamic theory views sharecropping and is based on a detailed analysis of key legal texts, while the second half focuses on sharecropping as it exists in practice in the Yemen. Textual sources (Islamic legal texts, contracts, pleas and "fatw's are related throughout to Yemeni sharecropping in practice, a task not previously attempted, and the work has been written so as to be accessible both to social scientists and to Islamic legal specialists. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Architecture | Interior Design - General |
| Dewey: 340.59 |
| LCCN: 99046291 |
| Series: Studies in Islamic Law and Society |
| Physical Information: 0.95" H x 6.52" W x 9.66" (1.51 lbs) 278 pages |
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| Publisher Description: This book discusses sharecropping in the Yemen against the background of Islamic law and customary law. Sharecropping is particularly interesting in Islam since its basis (rent as a proportion of an unknown future harvest) is ostensibly inconsistent with the Islamic prohibition against transactions involving gharar (risk or uncertainty). The first half of the book analyses how Islamic theory views sharecropping and is based on a detailed analysis of key legal texts, while the second half focuses on sharecropping as it exists in practice in the Yemen. Textual sources (Islamic legal texts, contracts, pleas and fatw s are related throughout to Yemeni sharecropping in practice, a task not previously attempted, and the work has been written so as to be accessible both to social scientists and to Islamic legal specialists." |
