For God, Mammon, And Country: A Nineteenth-century Persian Merchant, Haj Muhammad Hassan Amin Al-zarb

By Shireen Mahdavi

This book is the first major account of the life and times of a merchant in nineteenth-century Iran or in the Middle East. Haj Muhammad Amin al-Zarb (1834?1898) rose from humble beginnings to become one of Iran's wealthiest and most prominent merchants. He built up his wealth as a money changer, a trader in textiles, precious stones, opium, carpets

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367315793
• ISBN13: 9780367315795
• Release Date: July 2019
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"