Islamic Roots of Capitalism - Egypt, 1760-1840

Challenging the ethnocentric notion that a capitalist economy could only be transferred to the peripheral states through contact with Europe, this text argues that the capitalist transformation of the Egyptian economy was begun by Muslim merchants and Mamluk rulers in the 18th century.
This edition has an updated first chapter, resituating its main argument for today's readers.

About the author

Peter Gran, professor of history at Temple University, is the author of Beyond Eurocentrism: A New View of Modern World History, also published by Syracuse University Press.

Summary

Challenging the ethnocentric notion that a capitalist economy could only be transferred to the peripheral states through contact with Europe, this text argues that the capitalist transformation of the Egyptian economy was begun by Muslim merchants and Mamluk rulers in the 18th century.

Product details

• Authors: Peter Gran, Gran Peter
• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.07.1998
• EAN: 9780815605065
• ISBN: 978-0-8156-0506-5
• No. of pages: 340
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 21 mm
• Weight: 550 g
• Series: Middle East Studies Beyond Dom; Middle East Studies Beyond Dominant Paradigms; Middle East Studies Beyond Dominant Paradigms
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries