{"product_id":"building-a-house-in-heaven-pious-neoliberalism-and-islamic-charity-in-egypt-9780816689170","title":"Building a House in Heaven  Pious Neoliberalism","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Mona Atia has given us a grand tour of the landscape of an increasingly Islamic oriented Egypt. She demonstrates how the state’s attempted control over popular practices of religion may have laid the ground for a subsequent religious revival. \u003ci\u003eBuilding a House in Heaven\u003c\/i\u003e uncovers the contradictions of the Islamist-led human development project and shows how older established practices of Islamic charity merge with market-based approaches, resulting in a unique form of ‘pious neoliberalism’ that is increasingly shaping the future of Egypt.\" —Nezar AlSayyad, University of California, Berkeley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cb\u003eA Note on Transliteration\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduction\u003cb\u003e1. The Economy of Charity\u003cb\u003e2. State Interventions: Managing Poverty and Islam\u003cb\u003e3. A Space and Time for Giving\u003cb\u003e4. Privatizing Islam\u003cb\u003e5. Business with Allah\u003cb\u003e6. Islamic “Life Makers” and Faith-based Development\u003cb\u003eConclusion\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eAppendix: A Geographer’s Ethnography of Islamic Economic Practices\u003cb\u003eNotes\u003cb\u003eGlossary of Arabic Terms\u003cb\u003eBibliography\u003cb\u003eIndex\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Minnesota Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405972513111,"sku":"9780816689170","price":19.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780816689170.jpg?v=1730494098","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/building-a-house-in-heaven-pious-neoliberalism-and-islamic-charity-in-egypt-9780816689170","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}