1st Edition
The Islamic Law on Land Tax and Rent The Peasants' Loss of Property Rights as Interpreted in the Hanafite Legal Literature of the Mamluk and Ottoman Periods
By John Benson
Copyright 1988
156 Pages
by
Routledge
156 Pages
by
Routledge
156 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book, first published in 1988, argues that a close inspection of the development of Hanafite law in the Mamluk and Ottoman periods reveals changes in legal doctrine which were not restricted to civil transactions but also concerned the public law. It focuses in particular on the interrelated areas of property, rent and taxation of arable lands, arguing that changes in the relationship... Read more
Preface; Acknowledgements; Notes on Transcription; Preliminary Remarks; 1. The Birth of the Kharāj Payer 2. The Contract of Tenancy (Ijāra): The ‘Commodification’ of the Productive Use of Land 3. The Share-cropping Contract (al-Muzāraca): Combining Dependent Labour with the Means of Production 4. The ‘Death of the Proprietors’ 5. The Ottoman Muftis’ New Doctrine on Tax and Rent 6. Summary and Conclusion; Bibliography; Name Index; Subject Index
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