The Islamic World-System - A Study in Polity-Market Interaction (Paperback)


This highly original book presents an alternative vision of globalization and explores the epistemology, derived from the Qur'an and the Prophetic guidance Sunnah, that underpins the systemic unity at the heart of the Islamic concept of world-system. Choudhury's investigation reveals the ethical foundations that influence the development of law, markets and social contract in Islamic societies. He then applies his methodology to issues and problems such as property rights, money, political economy, technology diffusion, microenterprise development and asset evaluation.

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This highly original book presents an alternative vision of globalization and explores the epistemology, derived from the Qur'an and the Prophetic guidance Sunnah, that underpins the systemic unity at the heart of the Islamic concept of world-system. Choudhury's investigation reveals the ethical foundations that influence the development of law, markets and social contract in Islamic societies. He then applies his methodology to issues and problems such as property rights, money, political economy, technology diffusion, microenterprise development and asset evaluation.

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General

Imprint

Routledge

Country of origin

United Kingdom

Release date

November 2010

Availability

Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days

First published

2004

Authors

Dimensions

234 x 156mm (L x W)

Format

Paperback

Pages

272

ISBN-13

978-0-415-61315-6

Barcode

9780415613156

Categories

LSN

0-415-61315-9



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