For God, Mammon, And Country A Nineteenth-Century Persian Merchant, Haj Muhammad Hassan Amin Al-Zarb

Shireen Mahdavi

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Publisher's Synopsis

This book is the first major account of the life and times of a merchant in nineteenth-century Iran or in the Middle East. Haj Muhammad Amin al-Zarb (1834?1898) rose from humble beginnings to become one of Iran's wealthiest and most prominent merchants. He built up his wealth as a money changer, a trader in textiles, precious stones, opium, carpets.

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Book information

ISBN:	9780367315795
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Imprint:	Routledge
Pub date:	31 Jul 2019
Edition:	1st edition
DEWEY:	382.092
DEWEY edition:	22
Language:	English
Number of pages:	312
Weight:	734g
Height:	229mm
Width:	152mm
Spine width:	19mm