"Acknowledgements" [2018] ELECD 662; in Hosen, Nadirsyah (ed), "Research Handbook on Islamic Law and Society" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2018) x

Book Title: Research Handbook on Islamic Law and Society

Editor(s): Hosen, Nadirsyah

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

ISBN: 9781781003053

Section Title: Acknowledgements

Number of pages: 3

Extract:

Acknowledgements
The book is a product of a collective effort from many people involved in the early stages until readers have this book in their hands. Therefore, I would like to acknowledge and thank them. First of all, I would like to thank Mr Edward Elgar, who encouraged me to write or edit books on Islamic law when I met him in Sydney around 2010. As a result, I produced Modern Perspectives on Islamic Law (co-written with Ann Black and Hossein Esmaeili), published by Edward Elgar Publishing in 2013. Unfortunately, it took me a long time to edit this volume of the Research Handbook on Islamic Law and Society, owing to circumstances both at work and at home. I thank Mr Edward Elgar and his team (Laura, Ben and others) who kept encouraging me to complete the task. With the help of his team, I am glad that the edited collection has finally been published. Secondly, this book was edited during my transition to the Faculty of Law, Monash University in mid-2015. It is not easy to move to a different workplace and new city. I would like to thank Professor Stephen Barkoczy, a great mentor, and also our Dean, Professor Bryan Horrigan. Their guidance made my move as smooth as possible. I also thank all of my colleagues in Monash for their collegiality, and my students (LLB, JD and PhD programmes) for the interesting discussions. Thirdly, this book could not be completed were it not for the ...