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Islam and Capitalism by Maxime Rodinson; American Council of Learned Societies is a business book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Islam and Capitalism about?

This Book Is A 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. The Author Looks At The Facts, Analyzing Economic Texts, To Show That Muslims Never Had Any Problem Making Money. The Problem Stated -- What Islam Prescribes -- Economic Practice In The Muslim World Of The Middle Ages -- The Influence Of Muslim Ideology Generally In The Economic Field -- Islam And Capitalism In The Muslim Countries Today -- Conclusions And Prospects. Translated From The French By Brian Pearce. Includes Bibliographical References.

Who reads Islam and Capitalism?

Author

Maxime Rodinson; American Council of Learned Societies

Publisher

New York, Pantheon Books

Published

2007

Language

EN

ISBN

9780394467191

Category

business

Subjects

Religion, Islam, Economics

Rating

3.9 / 5 (11 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14