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by Benedikt Koehler (Author)
Early Islam and the Birth of Capitalism shows that globalized trade and capitalism originated in trade practices of pre-Islamic Arabs, which were copied by European trade partners in the Middle Ages in European markets. Promotion of free trade across the Mediterranean in the Middle Ages created the condition for capitalism to emerge in Europe.
Author Biography
Benedikt Koehler is the editor of A History of Financial Disasters 1857-1923 and is the author of biographies of Ludwig Bamberger, one of the founders of Germany's Deutsche Bank, and of nineteenth-century political philosopher Adam Müller.
Number of Pages: 238
Dimensions: 0.7 x 8.9 x 5.8 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: August 25, 2015
