Rulers, Religion, and Riches : Why the West Got Rich and the Middle East Did Not - 9781108400053

This book discusses the role that Islam and Christianity played in the long-run economic reversal of fortunes between Western Europe and the Middle East. Instead of focusing on the content of the religions, it documents the importance of religious legitimacy in politics as a driving force in the economic divergence.

• | : Jared Rubin (Chapman University, California)
• | Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• | Publication Date: Mar 02, 2017
• | Country of Publication: United Kingdom
• | Number of Pages: 296 pages
• | Language: Unknown
• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-10: 1108400051
• | ISBN-13: 9781108400053