Bush v. Gore
The Question of Legitimacy
1st Edition
Published on 1. October 2008
256 pages
978-0-300-12700-3 (ISBN)
Description
In its first thousand years - from the revelations given to Muhammad in the 7th century to the great Islamic empires of the 16th - Islamic civilization flourished. While Europeans suffered through the Dark Ages, Muslims in such cities as Jerusalem, Damascus, Alexandria, Fez, Tunis, Cairo and Baghdad made remarkable advances in philosophy, science, medicine, literature and art. This work explores the first millennium of Islamic culture, seeking to shatter stereotypes and enlighten readers about the events and achievements that have shaped contemporary Islamic civilization. Jonathan Bloom and Sheila Blair examine the rise of Islam, the life of Muhammad, and the Islamic principles of faith. They describe the golden age of the Abbasids, the Mongol invasions, and the great Ottoman, Safavid and Mughal empires that emerged in their wake. Their narrative, complemented by excerpts of the Koran, poetry, biographies, inscriptions, travel guides, and a 13th-century recipe, concludes with a brief epilogue that takes us into the 20th century.
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Content
- Intro
- Contents
- Introduction: The Question of Legitimacy
- PART ONE the rule of law?
- 1 An Unreasonable Reaction to a Reasonable Decision
- 2 Not as Bad as Plessy. Worse.
- 3 eroG .v hsuB: Through the Looking Glass
- 4 In Partial (but not Partisan) Praise of Principle
- 5 The Fallibility of Reason
- 6 Sustaining the Premise of Legality: Learning to Live with Bush v. Gore
- 7 Can the Rule of Law Survive Bush v. Gore?
- PART TWO political questions
- 8 A Political Question
- 9 Political Questions and the Hazards of Pragmatism
- 10 The Conservatism in Bush v. Gore
- 11 Does the Constitution Enact the Republican Party Platform? Beyond Bush v. Gore
- 12 Off Balance
- 13 Legitimacy and the 2000 Election
- Contributors
- Index
