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37 of 41 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A clever, biting satire of capitalism set in old Arabia,
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This review is from: The Mercy of Allah (Paperback)
Belloc sardonically recounts the exploits of one Mahmoud, a sharp Baghdad merchant turned money lender who has grasped and clawed his way to the top. Ostensibly a critique of Islamic culture set many centuries ago, the book is really an attack on the unbridled greed of the modern West. As a work of socio-economic satire it forms a nice complement to Belloc's Distributist writings like The Servile State. A. N. Wilson calls it "the most brilliant of his fantasies."
8 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Anyone interested in Islamic history will love this book,
This review is from: Mercy of Allah (Paperback)
Well written and engaging - I highly recommend it.
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The Mercy of Allah by Hilaire Belloc (Paperback - May 1, 2005)
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