Modern Things on Trial Islam's Global and Material Reformation in the Age of Rida, 1865-1935 |
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| Author:
| Halevi, Leor |
| ISBN: | 978-0-231-54797-0 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2019 |
| Publisher: | Columbia University Press
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $74.99 |
Book Description:
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Leor Halevi tells the story of the Islamic trials of technological and commercial novelties of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Shedding light on culture, commerce, and consumption in Cairo and other colonial cities, Modern Things on Trial is a groundbreaking account of Islam's material transformation in a globalizing era.
Leor Halevi tells the story of the Islamic trials of technological and commercial novelties of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Shedding light on culture, commerce, and consumption in Cairo and other colonial cities, Modern Things on Trial is a groundbreaking account of Islam's material transformation in a globalizing era.