Law, Personalities, And Politics Of The Middle East Essays In Honor Of Majid Khadduri

This book is a tribute to Majid Khadduri and focuses on the three principal fields of his own work: Islamic and international law; ideas and personalities in the Arab world; and politics and diplomacy in the Middle East.

Preface -- Introduction -- The Life and Work of Majid Khadduri -- Curriculum Vitae -- Islamic and International Law -- Islamic Law and the Challenge of Modern Times* -- The Legal Status of Jerusalem -- Saudi Arabia, Culture Change, and the International Legal Order -- Ideas and Personalities in the Arab World -- Ameen Rihani and the Hijaz-Najd Conflict: An Abortive Peace Mission -- Arab Nationalism and the Idealist Politician: The Career of Sulayman al-Baruni -- The Intellectual Origins and Ideas of the Ahali Group -- Politics and Diplomacy in the Middle East -- The Communist Movements in the Arab World -- The Gilan Soviet Revolution, 1920–1921 -- The 1820 Expedition to the Gulf and the Decline of British Commercial Shipping: The Paradox of the Cost of Security -- Also from The Middle East Institute …