A public lecture by David Powers, Cornell University
Friday, October 6, 2006
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Bunche Hall 10383
Los Angeles, CA 90095
David S. Powers is Professor of Islamic law and history at Cornell University. His most recent book is Law, Society and Culture in the Maghrib, 1300-1500 (Cambridge University Press, 2002). His Studies in Qur'an and Hadith: The Formation of the Islamic Law of Inheritance (University of California Press, 1986) has recently been translated into Bahasa Indonesian as Peralihin Kekayaan dan Politik Kekuasaan: Kritik Historis Hukum Waris (LkiS, Yogyakarta, 2001). He is also the editor of the journal Islamic Law and Society.
Cost : Free
Peter Szanton, Center for Near Eastern Studies
(310) 825-1455
pszanton@international.ucla.edu www.international.ucla.edu/cnes
Sponsor(s): African Studies Center, Center for Near Eastern Studies, Journal of Islamic and Near Eastern Law