Conquests and Rents
| Author | : Faisal Z. Ahmed |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 319 |
| Release | : 2023-05-31 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781009367493 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1009367498 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (498 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Conquests and Rents by : Faisal Z. Ahmed
Download or read book Conquests and Rents written by Faisal Z. Ahmed and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2023-05-31 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Why do many Muslim-majority societies exhibit dictatorship and violence? It is not due to Islam nor aspects of Muslim culture. Rather, this book argues the institutional legacy of the Muslim conquests and variation in nontax government revenues (rents) explain patterns of dictatorship and violence in many Muslim societies today"--
