Early Islam and the birth of capitalism / Benedikt Koehler.
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TextPublisher: Lanham : Lexington Books, 2014Description: vi, 231 pages ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780739188828 (cloth : alk. paper)Subject(s): Islam -- Economic aspects | Capitalism -- Religious aspects -- Islam | Economics -- Religious aspects -- IslamDDC classification: 330.12/2091767 LOC classification: BP173.75 | .K645 2014| Item type | Current location | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 213 -228) and index.
The richest man in Arabia -- Markets without government -- Family matters -- A mosque, a market, and a war -- Muhammad's household finances -- Muhammad's executive office -- Muhammadan taxation -- Succession -- Rise of the Rashidun caliphs -- Decline of the Rashidun caliphs -- Journey to Jerusalem -- Islamic gold currency -- Bankers of Baghdad -- Islamic philanthropy : Waqfs -- Islamic venture capital : qirâds -- Islamic trade centres : funduqs -- Law in early islam -- From law to economics -- Market economics in early Islam -- Muslim merchants abroad -- Shifting alliances -- Tax havens in the Holy Land -- The economic consequences of Saladin -- Lives of the merchants -- Early law and economics in Christendom -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the author.
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