Conquests and Rents
A Political Economy of Dictatorship and Violence in Muslim Societies
(Author) Faisal Z. Ahmed
Format:
Hardcover
Price: £80.00
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"Why do many Muslim-majority societies exhibit dictatorship and violence? It is not due to Islam nor aspects of Muslim culture. Rather, this book argues the institutional legacy of the Muslim conquests and variation in nontax government revenues (rents) explain patterns of dictatorship and violence in many Muslim societies today"--
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Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Format:
Hardcover
Number of pages:
319
Language:
en
ISBN:
9781009367493
Publish year:
2023
Publish date:
June 15, 2023