Conquests and Rents

A Political Economy of Dictatorship and Violence in Muslim Societies

(Autor) Faisal Z. Ahmed
Formato: Paperback
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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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Editorial:
Cambridge University Press
Formato:
Paperback
Número de páginas:
None
Idioma:
en
ISBN:
9781009367516
Año de publicación:
2023
Fecha publicación:
15 de Junio de 2023

Faisal Z. Ahmed

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