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“timur kuran”

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  • Private Truths, Public Lies

    The Social Consequences of Preference Falsification

    by Timur Kuran ...
    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 Private Truths, Public Lies Kuran argues convincingly that the phenomenon not only is ubiquitous but has ... Read more

    $37.39 USD

  • The Long Divergence

    How Islamic Law Held Back the Middle East

    by Timur Kuran ...
    How religious barriers stalled capitalism in the Middle EastIn 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. What caused this long divergence? And why ... Read more

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  • Freedoms Delayed

    Political Legacies of Islamic Law in the Middle East

    by Timur Kuran ...
    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, author of the influential Long Divergence, explores the lasting political effects of the Middle East's ... Read more

    $32.79 USD

  • The Princeton Encyclopedia of Islamic Political Thought

    by Richard Bulliet, David Cook, Khaled Fahmy, Frank Griffel, Bernard Haykel, Timur Kuran, Jane McAuliffe, Ebrahim Moosa, Roxanne L. Euben, Robert W. Hefner ...
    An indispensable guide to Islamic political thought from Muhammad to the twenty-first centuryThe first encyclopedia of Islamic political thought from the birth of Islam to today, this comprehensive, authoritative, and accessible reference provides the context needed for understanding contemporary politics in the Islamic world and beyond. With more than 400 alphabetically arranged entries written ... Read more

    $82.99 USD

  • Islam and Mammon

    The Economic Predicaments of Islamism

    by Timur Kuran ...
    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 meant to avoid interest--it has promoted Islamic norms of economic behavior and founded redistribution ... Read more

    $33.89 USD

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