Research Catalog

Title

Muslim families, politics and the law : a legal industry in multicultural Britain / Ralph Grillo, University of Sussex, UK.

Author

Grillo, R. D.

Publication

Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT, USA : Ashgate, [2015]

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Details

Description

xvi, 337 pages; 24 cm

Series Statement

Cultural diversity and law

Uniform Title

Cultural diversity and law.

Subject

• Muslims > Legal status, laws, etc. > Great Britain
• Domestic relations > Great Britain
• Religious law and legislation > Great Britain

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-310) and index.

Contents

Cultural diversity and the law -- The spectre of Shari'a -- Part I. Politics and the Muslim family -- Marriage -- Arranged and forced -- Divorce -- "The Muslim woman" and gender relations -- Part II. Baroness Cox's bill -- The bill (2011-14) -- The bill's supporters : Christians and secularists -- Ayes to the right -- For, against, in the middle : Muslims, Jews and others -- Islamophobia? -- Towards constructive dialogue? -- Concluding reflections.

Call Number

JFE 16-1969

ISBN

• 9781472451217
• 147245121X
• 9781472451224 (canceled/invalid)
• 9781472451231 (canceled/invalid)

LCCN

2014039914

OCLC

892620586

Author

Grillo, R. D., author.

Title

Muslim families, politics and the law : a legal industry in multicultural Britain / Ralph Grillo, University of Sussex, UK.

Publisher

Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT, USA : Ashgate, [2015]

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Cultural diversity and law

Cultural diversity and law.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-310) and index.

Research Call Number

JFE 16-1969