Modern Things on Trial
Author | : Leor Halevi |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 384 |
Release | : 2020-12-15 |
ISBN-10 | : 0231188676 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780231188678 |
Rating | : 4/5 (76 Downloads) |
Download or read book Modern Things on Trial written by Leor Halevi and published by . This book was released on 2020-12-15 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leor Halevi tells the story of the Islamic trials of technological and commercial innovations of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Shedding light on culture, commerce, and consumption in Cairo and other colonial cities, Modern Things on Trial is a groundbreaking account of Islam's material transformation in a globalizing era.