No Birds of Passage: A History of Gujarati Muslim Business Communities, 1800-1975

by Michael O'Sullivan

A sweeping account of three Gujarati Muslim trading communities, whose commercial success over nearly two centuries sheds new light on the history of capitalism, Islam, and empire in South Asia.

During the nineteenth century, three Gujarati Muslim commercial castes--the Bohras, Khojas, and Memons--came to dominate Muslim business in South Asia. Although these communities constitute less than 1 percent of South Asia's Muslim population,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674271904
• ISBN13: 9780674271906
• Release Date: September 2023
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.1" x 9.4"