Mercy of Allah (Landmark Library) (Hardcover)

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1922. This book is one of the series entitled The Phoenix Library. Contents: Al-Rafsat or the kick; Al-Durar or the pearls; Al-Tawajin or the pipkins; Al-Kantara or the bridge; Milh or salt; Al-Wukala or the lawyers; Ghanamat or the sheep; Al-Bustan or the orchard; camels and dates; Al-Hisan or the horse; Al-Wali or the holy one; new quarter of the city; money made of paper; peace of the soul. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 320 pages
• Publisher: Chatto and Windus (August 23, 1973)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0701120010
• ISBN-13: 978-0701120016
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #4,520,084 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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31 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A clever, biting satire of capitalism set in old Arabia, July 23, 1999

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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."

7 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Anyone interested in Islamic history will love this book, December 20, 2005

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This review is from: Mercy of Allah (Paperback)

Well written and engaging - I highly recommend it.