Islam and Capitalism in the Making of Modern Bahrain

by Rajeswary Ampalavanar Brown

In recent decades, the culture, society, politics, and economics of Bahrain have been transformed, driving its global ambitions while retaining to a degree the rule of law and cosmopolitanism. Islam and Capitalism in the Making of Modern Bahrain examines the transformation of Bahrain from the 1930s, from a regional trading port and then an important oil producer into the financial hub for the Gulf and into a global centre of Islamic finance. It focuses...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192874675
• ISBN13: 9780192874672
• Release Date: August 2023
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 576 Pages
• Weight: 2.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.3" x 6.4" x 9.0"