The Long Divergence : : How Islamic Law Held Back the Middle East / / Timur Kuran.
In the year 1000, the economy of the Middle East was at least as advanced as that of Europe. But by 1800, the region had fallen dramatically behind--in living standards, technology, and economic institutions. In short, the Middle East had failed to modernize economically as the West surged ahead. Wh...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2012] ©2010 |
| Year of Publication: | 2012 |
| Edition: | Course Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (432 p.) :; 12 halftones. 8 line illus. 10 tables. 2 maps. |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Part I. Introduction
- Part II. Organizational Stagnation
- Part III. The Makings of Underdevelopment
- Part IV. Conclusions
- Notes
- References
- Index