Shades of ṣulḥ : the rhetorics of Arab-Islamic reconciliation /

"Sulh is a centuries-old Arab-Islamic peacemaking practice. Rasha Diab explores the possibilities and limits of the rhetoric of sulh as it is used to resolve interpersonal, communal, and (inter)national conflicts--with a case illustrating each of these domains. The cases range from medieval to...

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Main Author:	Diab, Rasha (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Pittsburgh : University of Pittsburgh Press, [2016]
Series:	Pittsburgh series in composition, literacy, and culture.
Subjects:	Rhetoric > Political aspects > Arab countries. Arabic language > Rhetoric. Dispute resolution (Islamic law) > Arab countries. Persuasion (Rhetoric) Reconciliation. Conflict management. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Rhetoric. SOCIAL SCIENCE > Islamic Studies. Dispute resolution (Islamic law) Rhetoric > Political aspects. Arab countries.

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Summary:	"Sulh is a centuries-old Arab-Islamic peacemaking practice. Rasha Diab explores the possibilities and limits of the rhetoric of sulh as it is used to resolve interpersonal, communal, and (inter)national conflicts--with a case illustrating each of these domains. The cases range from medieval to contemporary times and are analyzed using both rhetorical and critical discourse analyses"--
Physical Description:	xi, 248 pages ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-237) and index.
ISBN:	9780822964018 0822964015