Making Big Money in 1600: The Life and Times of Isma'il Abu Taqiyya, Egyptian Merchant

by Nelly Hanna

Book Overview

Nelly Hanna's work challenges the standard perceptions about Middle East society and economy of the seventeenth century. Both novel in its approach and information, this book's central theme revolves
around the rise of an indigenous form of capitalism existing as early as the 1600s.

Making Big Money in 1600 examines the reemergence of the economic sector and its complex influences on social conditions during this time. By examining...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815627637
• ISBN13: 9780815627630
• Release Date: May 1998
• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"