Economics and Capitalism in the Ottoman Empire

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By Deniz T. Kilincoglu *12

Published Jan. 21, 2016

Economics and Capitalism in the Ottoman Empire examines how the interplay between Western European economic theories and the traditional Muslim economic cultural setting paved the way for a synthesis of a Muslim-capitalist value system. It covers the emergence of capitalism and the social transformation it created in the Muslim Middle East. Deniz T. Kilincoglu *12 is an instructor at Middle East Technical University.

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