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11 produkter
Private Truths, Public Lies
The Social Consequences of Preference Falsification
Av Timur Kuran
Häftad, 1997
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406 kr
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Preference falsification, according to the economist Timur Kuran, is the act of misrepresenting one's wants under perceived social pressures. It happens frequently in everyday life, such as when we tell the host of a dinner party that we are enjoying the food when we actually find it bland. In …
Fundamentalisms and the State
Remaking Polities, Economies, and Militance
Av Martin E. Marty, R. Scott Appleby m. fl.
Häftad, 1996
486 kr
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Focusing on fundamentalist movements on five continents and within six religions, this volume considers the effect that antisecular religious movements have had since 1970 on national economies, political parties, constitutional issues and international relations. Drawn from anthropology, …
Islam and Mammon
The Economic Predicaments of Islamism
Av Timur Kuran
Häftad, 2005
435 kr
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The doctrine of "Islamic economics" entered debates over the social role of Islam in the mid-twentieth century. Since then it has pursued the goal of restructuring economies according to perceived Islamic teachings. Beyond its most visible practical achievement--the establishment of Islamic banks …
Long Divergence
How Islamic Law Held Back the Middle East
Av Timur Kuran
Inbunden, 2010
575 kr
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In the year 1000, the economy of the Middle East was at least as advanced as that of Europe. But by 1800, the region had fallen dramatically behind--in living standards, technology, and economic institutions. In short, the Middle East had failed to modernize economically as the West surged ahead. …
Long Divergence
How Islamic Law Held Back the Middle East
Av Timur Kuran
Häftad, 2012
313 kr
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In the year 1000, the economy of the Middle East was at least as advanced as that of Europe. But by 1800, the region had fallen dramatically behind--in living standards, technology, and economic institutions. In short, the Middle East had failed to modernize economically as the West surged ahead. …
Freedoms Delayed
Political Legacies of Islamic Law in the Middle East
Av Timur Kuran
E-bok, 2023
537 kr
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According to diverse indices of political performance, the Middle East is the world''s least free region. Some believe that it is Islam that hinders liberalization. Others retort that Islam cannot be a factor because the region is no longer governed under Islamic law. This book by Timur Kuran, …
Freedoms Delayed
Political Legacies of Islamic Law in the Middle East
Av Timur Kuran
Inbunden, 2023
598 kr
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According to diverse indices of political performance, the Middle East is the world's least free region. Some believe that it is Islam that hinders liberalization. Others retort that Islam cannot be a factor because the region is no longer governed under Islamic law. This book by Timur Kuran, …
Freedoms Delayed
Political Legacies of Islamic Law in the Middle East
Av Timur Kuran
E-bok, 2023
526 kr
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According to diverse indices of political performance, the Middle East is the world''s least free region. Some believe that it is Islam that hinders liberalization. Others retort that Islam cannot be a factor because the region is no longer governed under Islamic law. This book by Timur Kuran, …
Long Divergence
How Islamic Law Held Back the Middle East
Av Timur Kuran
E-bok, 2012
457 kr
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How religious barriers stalled capitalism in the Middle East In the year 1000, the economy of the Middle East was at least as advanced as that of Europe. But by 1800, the region had fallen dramatically behind—in living standards, technology, and economic institutions. In short, the Middle East had …
Islam and Mammon
The Economic Predicaments of Islamism
Av Timur Kuran
E-bok, 2010
599 kr
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The doctrine of "Islamic economics" entered debates over the social role of Islam in the mid-twentieth century. Since then it has pursued the goal of restructuring economies according to perceived Islamic teachings. Beyond its most visible practical achievement--the establishment of Islamic banks …
Great Breakthrough and Its Cause
Av Julian Lincoln Simon, Timur Kuran
Inbunden, 2001
1160 kr
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One of Julian Simon's last works-in-progress--cut short just before completion by his death in early 1998--The Great Breakthrough and Its Cause explores the question of why human progress accelerated in Western Europe starting around 1750. Why did life expectancy, the household consumption level, …
