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29%OFFTimur Kuran - The Long Divergence: How Islamic Law Held Back the Middle East - 9780691156415 - V9780691156415
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The Long Divergence: How Islamic Law Held Back the Middle East

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Description for The Long Divergence: How Islamic Law Held Back the Middle East Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages, 12 halftones. 8 line illus. 10 tables. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; KCP; KCS; KCZ; LAFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 600.
In the year 1000, the economy of the Middle East was at least as advanced as that of Europe. But by 1800, the region had fallen dramatically behind--in living standards, technology, and economic institutions. In short, the Middle East had failed to modernize economically as the West surged ahead. What caused this long divergence? And why does the Middle East remain drastically underdeveloped compared to the West? In The Long Divergence, one of the world's leading experts on Islamic economic institutions and the economy of the Middle East provides a new answer to these long-debated questions. Timur Kuran argues that ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
424
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Weight
599g
Number of Pages
422
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691156415
SKU
V9780691156415
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About Timur Kuran
Timur Kuran is professor of economics and political science and the Gorter Family Professor of Islamic Studies at Duke University. He is the author of Islam and Mammon: The Economic Predicaments of Islamism (Princeton).

Reviews for The Long Divergence: How Islamic Law Held Back the Middle East
"Professor Kuran's book offers the best explanation yet for why the Middle East has lagged. After poring over ancient business records, Professor Kuran persuasively argues that what held the Middle East back wasn't Islam as such, or colonialism, but rather various secondary Islamic legal practices that are no longer relevant today."
Nicholas D. Kristof, New York Times "This is a book ... Read more

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