This volume is a comprehensive compilation of key writings on the historical development, religious practices, social roles, and legal dimensions of Islam in Southeast Asia. Edited by leading scholars Ahmad Ibrahim, Sharon Siddique, and Yasmin Hussain, the book brings together diverse perspectives that explore the influence of Islamic thought and institutions across the region. It provides esse…
G. R. Madan's Changing Patterns of Indian Villages is a profound sociological and demographic study of the transformation of rural society in India during the post-independence period through the mid-20th century. Madan explores how old social structures—such as caste, rural family structure, and agrarian relations—evolved and adapted under the pressures of modernization, land reform, and l…
The African Union Handbook 2016, published in both English and French, is the definitive reference guide for everyone working in or with the African Union, and for those looking to better understand or increase their participation and engagement with the organisation.
In recent decades a transformation has occurred in the relations between the states of Western Europe. The European Community has been central to this process of change. The importance of the Community is no more clearly seen than in the range of its policy interests and responsibilities. Agriculture, external trade, competition and, more recently, the drive to complete the internal market are …