{"product_id":"the-long-divergence-how-islamic-law-held-back-the-middle-east-9780691156415","title":"The Long Divergence: How Islamic Law Held Back the Middle East","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Timur Kuran\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Middle East - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Back Cover\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Sophisticated, purposive, and insightful, this book brings the powerful thinking of an economist to bear on a central question of Middle Eastern history. The argument is lucid and compelling; anyone with a serious interest in the way the world has changed in recent centuries will find this book rewarding.\"\u003cb\u003e--Michael Cook, author of \u003ci\u003eA Brief History of the Human Race\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Long Divergence\u003c\/i\u003e is a turning point in the understanding of Middle Eastern economic history and a must-read for everyone interested in economic development in the Islamic world more generally.\"\u003cb\u003e--Avner Greif, Stanford University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Kuran's book is a wonderful resource for anyone interested in the Middle East and the Islamic world. The path toward economic and legal reforms for the Islamic world can only be charted by understanding the historical impediments to economic development in the region. There is currently no better starting point to contemplate such reforms and development efforts than this book.\"\u003cb\u003e--Mahmoud El-Gamal, author of \u003ci\u003eIslamic Finance: Law, Economics, and Practice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45087335710871,"sku":"9780691156415","price":3502.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780691156415.webp?v=1767266623","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-long-divergence-how-islamic-law-held-back-the-middle-east-9780691156415","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}