| Islam and Capitalism Contributor(s): Rodinson, Maxime (Author) |
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ISBN: 0863564712 ISBN-13: 9780863564710 Publisher: Saqi Books OUR PRICE: $22.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2007 Annotation: Islam and Capitalism is a learned, engaging rebuttal of the cultural reductionism of Max Weber and others who have tried to explain the politics and society of the Middle East by reference to some unchanging entity called "Islam," typically characterized as instinctively hostile to capitalism. Maxime Rodinson looks at the facts, analyzing economic texts with his customary common sense, to show that Muslims never had any problem making money. Maxime Rodinson was a French Marxist historian, sociologist, and a professor at the renowned cole Pratique des Hautes tudes in Paris. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Economic Conditions - Education | Multicultural Education - Business & Economics | International - Economics |
| Dewey: 330.917 |
| Series: Saqi Essentials |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 5.4" W x 8.5" (0.80 lbs) 312 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Islam and Capitalism is a learned, engaging rebuttal of the cultural reductionism of Max Weber and others who have tried to explain the politics and society of the Middle East by reference to some unchanging entity called "Islam," typically characterized as instinctively hostile to capitalism. Maxime Rodinson looks at the facts, analyzing economic texts with his customary common sense, to show that Muslims never had any problem making money. Maxime Rodinson was a French Marxist historian, sociologist, and a professor at the renowned cole Pratique des Hautes tudes in Paris. |