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: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691115109
• ISBN13: 9780691115108
• Release Date: May 2004
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.3"