Islam and Mammon: The Economic Predicaments of Islamism

by Timur Kuran

Book Overview

The doctrine of "Islamic economics" entered debates over the social role of Islam in the mid-twentieth century. Since then it has pursued the goal of restructuring economies according to perceived Islamic teachings. Beyond its most visible practical achievement--the establishment of Islamic banks meant to avoid interest--it has promoted Islamic norms of economic behavior and founded redistribution systems modeled after early Islamic fiscal practices...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691126291
• ISBN13: 9780691126296
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.8"