Conquests and Rents

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Author	: Faisal Z. Ahmed
Publisher	: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages	: 319
Release	: 2023-05-31
ISBN-10	: 9781009367493
ISBN-13	: 1009367498
Rating	: 4/5 (93 Downloads)

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Book Synopsis Conquests and Rents by : Faisal Z. Ahmed

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"--

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