Darling, Linda T.,  1945-, <br/><br/>
A history of social justice and political power in the Middle East :  the Circle of Justice from Mesopotamia to globalization / 
Linda T. Darling. 
 - xiv, 399 pages :  illustrations, maps ;  26 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [310]-382) and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction: the Circle of Justice -- Mesopotamia:'that the strong might not oppress the weak' -- Persia:'the deeds god likes best are righteousness and justice' -- The Islamic Empire:'no prosperity without justice and good administration' -- Politics in transition:'curb the strong from riding on the weak' -- The Turks and Islamic civilization:'the most penetrating of arrows is the prayer of the oppressed' -- Mongols and Turks:'fierce toward offenders, and in judgements just' -- Early modern empires:'the world is a garden, its wall is the state' -- Modernization and revolution:'no justice without law applied equally to all' -- The Middle East in the twentieth century:'a regime can endure with impiety but not with injustice' -- Conclusion. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780415503617 (hbk.)  RM525.35 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Political science--Philosophy--History.--Middle East<br/>Political culture--History.--Middle East<br/>Power (Social sciences)--History.--Middle East<br/>Social justice--History.--Middle East
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Middle East--Politics and government.