{"product_id":"held-in-trust-pascale-ghazaleh-9789774163937","title":"Held in Trust: Waqf in the Islamic World","description":"Waqfs (pious endowments) long held a crucial place in the political, economic, and social life of the Islamic world. Waqfs were major sources of education, health care, and employment; they shaped the city and contributed to the upkeep of religious edifices. They constituted a major resource, and their status was at stake in repeated struggles to impose competing definitions of legitimacy and community. Closer examination of the diverse legal, institutional, and practical aspects of waqfs in different regions and communities is necessary to a deeper understanding of their dynamism and resilience. This volume, which evolved from papers delivered at the 2005 American University in Cairo Annual History Seminar, offers a meticulous set of studies that fills a gap in our knowledge of waqf and its uses.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Pascale Ghazaleh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9774163931\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789774163937\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e American University in Cairo Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/15\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.00w x 0.90d","brand":"Pascale Ghazaleh","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44071038484735,"sku":"9789774163937","price":29.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_533fadf9-3efe-40ed-b900-0897e1b8a08d.jpg?v=1685433792","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/held-in-trust-pascale-ghazaleh-9789774163937","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}