{"product_id":"making-big-money-in-1600-the-life-and-times-of-ismail-abu-taqiyya-egyptian-merchant-paperback","title":"Making Big Money in 1600: The Life and Times of Isma'il Abu Taqiyya, Egyptian Merchant - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNelly Hanna\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNelly Hanna's work challenges the standard perceptions about Middle East society and economy of the seventeenth century. Both novel in its approach and information, this book's central theme revolves\u003cbr\u003earound the rise of an indigenous form of capitalism existing as early as the 1600s. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaking Big Money in 1600\u003c\/i\u003e examines the reemergence of the economic sector and its complex influences on social conditions during this time. By examining the life and work of Isma'il Abu Taqiyya, Hanna traces the relationship between economic activities and culture. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs we are introduced to Abu Taqiyya we learn how he negotiates partnership with other merchants, arranges for the handling of goods, and negotiates loans for colleagues. Hanna reveals his home life, his wives, children, and concubines, his relations with his family and friends, and how these relations evolved and were affected by the changing social and economic conditions-a perspective rarely discussed in works before the modern period.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNelly Hanna\u003c\/b\u003e is an associate professor of Arabic studies at the American University of Cairo. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eAn Urban History of Bulaq in the \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eMamluk and Ottoman Periods, \u003c\/i\u003e the editor of \u003ci\u003eThe State and Its Servants: \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eAdministration in Egypt from Ottoman Times to the Present, \u003c\/i\u003eand has produced many academic articles in English, French, and Arabic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 248\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 8.97 x 6.02 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 1998\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43120863019143,"sku":"9780815627630","price":32.33,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/T96ppbxSzA9780815627630.webp?v=1756637410","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/making-big-money-in-1600-the-life-and-times-of-ismail-abu-taqiyya-egyptian-merchant-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}