Labour in the Medieval Islamic World (Islamic History and Civilization. Studies and Texts, Vol 4) [Hardcover]

Maya Shatzmiller (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 9004098968 | ISBN-13: 978-9004098961 | Publication Date: August 1, 1997

This is an extensive study of labour in the social and economic life of Islamic communities around the Mediterranean in the medieval period, 9th - 15th century. Based on a large number of primary and secondary sources, it contains a comprehensive dictionary of trades and occupations practised by both men and women, followed by a statistical and textual examination of the division of labour, the distribution of the labour force, occupational structures and the role of labour in the Islamic economy. It also describes ethnic divisions of labour, social status and image. A group of literary sources yields evidence that Muslim theologians, mystics and philosophers gradually formulated a doctrinal framework for labour.

Editorial Reviews

Review

'"If one is to read only one book on medieval Islamic economic history, ... this book, ...unquestionably supersedes previous attempts at a general presentation.'
Richard W. Bulliet, "Journal of Social History, 1996.
'..".cet ouvrage particulihrement bienvenu sera examini de prhs par les spicialistes de l'histoire iconomique du monde musulman et par les midiivistes.'
Claude Gilliot, "Revue des Sciences Philosophiques et Thiologiques, 1995.
'"This study will serve as the model for the history of labor in the premodern, non-western world.'
Gladys Frantz-Murphy, "American Historical Review, 1996.
'"L'ouvrage de Maya Shatzmiller trouvera naturellement sa place dans toutes les bibliothhques et dans toutes les bibliographies spicialisies sur l'histoire de l'Orient midiival et secondairement dans celles qui s'intiressent l'histoire du travail. Il ouvre une voie qui sera suivie par nombre de chercheurs.'
Thierry Bianquis, "Journal of Economic and Social History of the Orient, 1996.
..".a fascinating book, richly documentedd and opening up a largely new area of Islamic social and economic activity.
E. Edmund Bosworth, "Journal of Semitic Studies, 1997.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 450 pages
• Publisher: Brill Academic Publishers (August 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9004098968
• ISBN-13: 978-9004098961
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.5 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,422,068 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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