| The Politics of Trade in Safavid Iran: Silk for Silver, 1600 1730 Contributor(s): Matthee, Rudolph P. (Author), Morgan, David (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521641314 ISBN-13: 9780521641319 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $132.05 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2000 Annotation: This book considers the economic, social and political importance of the silk trade in Safavid Iran. It focuses on four aspects of this trade: the role of silk in Iranian commercial policy, the interaction between agents of the state and foreign merchants, the routes along which silk was transported and, critically, the economic and social difficulties that contributed to the collapse of the regime in the 1720s. This represents a major contribution to the current debates on the social and economic history of the premodern world. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Middle East - General - Business & Economics | Economic History |
| Dewey: 380.145 |
| LCCN: 99012830 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.2" W x 9.36" (1.42 lbs) 316 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 17th Century - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Cultural Region - Asian - Cultural Region - Middle East |