Lawrence A Rosen

Bargaining for Reality: The Construction of Social Relations in a Muslim Community

Much modern anthropology has assumed that an adequate description of any society consists of rules that inform its members' relationships and the logic that unites their cultural symbols. In this book Lawrence Rosen argues that, for the people who live in and around the Moroccan city of Sefrou, atta...

The Anthropology of Justice: Law as Culture in Islamic Society (Lewis Henry Morgan Lectures)

In this first full-scale study of the operations of a modern Islamic court of law in the Arabic-speaking world, the author examines the cultural foundations of judicial discretion. He shows how the analysis of legal systems requires an understanding of the concepts and relationships encountered in e...

Perspectives on Islamic Law, Justice, and Society

This book provides an accessible introductory discussion of issues in Islamic law, justice, and society. At the center of the volume is a discussion of some interrelated theological, historical, legal, and practical issues facing Islamic law in such different countries and regions as Algeria, Morocc...

Open Source Licensing: Software Freedom and Intellectual Property Law

“I have studied Rosen’s book in detail and am impressed with its scope and content. I strongly recommend it to anybody interested in the current controversies surrounding open source licensing.” —John Terpstra, Samba.org; cofounder, Samba-Team “Linux and open source software have forever altered th...

Law as Culture: An Invitation

Law is integral to culture, and culture to law. Often considered a distinctive domain with strange rules and stranger language, law is actually part of a culture's way of expressing its sense of the order of things. In Law as Culture, Lawrence Rosen invites readers to consider how the facts that are...

Two Arabs, a Berber, and a Jew: Entangled Lives in Morocco

In this remarkable work by seasoned scholar Lawrence Rosen, we follow the fascinating intellectual developments of four ordinary Moroccans over the span of forty years. Walking and talking with Haj Hamed Britel, Yaghnik Driss, Hussein Qadir, and Shimon Benizri—in a country that, in a little over a c...

Treatment Alternatives For Children

Parents concerned about the side effects of commonly used over-the-counter and prescription medicines are in search of safe and effective natural treatment alternatives. The National Institutes of Health reports one in nine children use some form of complementary or alternative medicine. A new resou...

18 Rags in Easier Versions: Piano Solo

(Piano Collection). "The Entertainer," "Maple Leaf Rag" and other ragtime classics specially arranged for the student or intermediate pianist. With a minimum of musical adjustment we've made them a lot easier to play.

McGraw-Hill Handbook of Interest, Yields, and Returns

Investing in Zero Coupon Bonds: All about CATs, STRIPs, TIGRs, LIONS, TRs, and TBRs

Dow Jones-Irwin Guide to Interest: What You Should Know about the Time Value of Money

Go Where the Money Is: A Guide to Understanding and Entering the Securities Business

How to Trade, Put, and Call Options: The New and Proven Way to Stock Market Profits

When and How to Profit from Buying and Selling Gold

Calculator Mathematics for the Real Estate Professional

Dow Jones-Irwin Guide to Interest: What You Should Know about the Time Value of Money